Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 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 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 92 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 144 | 176 | 169 | 165 | 264 | 294 | 277 | 276 | 300 | 100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | 3:26AM1.26m | 3:48PM1.35m | 4:15AM1.31m | 4:37PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.30m | 10:06PM0.26m | 10:24AM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 198 | 92 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 90 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 144 | 176 | 169 | 130 | 132 | 294 | 277 | 276 | 300 | 100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | S 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 77 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 165 | 264 | 106 | 108 | 70 | 12 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 12 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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