Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimanu Bay today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimanu Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimanu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | N 19 | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 298 | 593 | 1391 | 1928 | 2386 | 1739 | 1288 | 1018 | 957 | 1091 | 1054 | 1070 | 1012 | 843 | 933 | 816 | 775 | 813 | 839 | 839 | 858 | 791 | 724 | 646 | 646 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:57AM0.79m | 5:57PM0.38m | 7:47AM0.76m | 8:28PM0.39m | 8:40AM0.73m | 10:41PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.36m | 11:28PM0.27m | 4:03PM0.33m | 00:31AM0.35m | 4:34PM0.29m | 2:37AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | 5:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | N 19 | N 18 | N 16 | N 16 | N 15 | NNW 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | ENE 9 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 13 |
| kJ | 303 | 298 | 593 | 1391 | 1928 | 2386 | 1739 | 1288 | 1018 | 957 | 1091 | 1054 | 1070 | 1012 | 843 | 933 | 618 | 635 | 544 | 529 | 433 | 300 | 295 | 244 | 240 | 404 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 21 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | N 16 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | W 15 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | N 12 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NNW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 223 | 267 | 244 | 184 | — | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 84 | 184 | 260 | 4 | 321 | 435 | 816 | 113 | 212 | 272 | 215 | 324 | 253 | 246 | 181 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | N 16 | NNE 8 | W 18 | N 7 | — | — | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | N 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 19 | W 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 46 | 11 | 6 | 28 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 132 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 285 | 277 | 258 | 270 | 236 | 310 | 345 | 371 | 355 | 343 | 357 | 346 | 359 | 678 | 244 | 112 | 72 | 775 | 813 | 839 | 839 | 858 | 791 | 724 | 646 | 646 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 77 | 77 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 37 | 77 | 77 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 69 | 74 | 77 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 |
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