Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 330 | 198 | 80 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 113 | 138 | 116 | 264 | 294 | 225 | 331 | 295 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59PM1.33m | 3:26AM1.26m | 3:48PM1.35m | 4:15AM1.31m | 4:37PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.33m | 9:19PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.30m | 10:06PM0.26m | 10:24AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 417 | 330 | 198 | 80 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 90 | 90 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 113 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 294 | 108 | 331 | 295 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 48 | 116 | 264 | 108 | 225 | 31 | 12 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 30 | 14 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 82 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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