Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1936 | 2849 | 3055 | 1599 | 1367 | 1092 | 870 | 778 | 690 | 596 | 433 | 344 | 274 | 218 | 161 | 122 | 94 | 68 | 47 | 27 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.67m | 10:46PM1.53m | 11:14AM1.65m | 11:42PM1.50m | 12:11PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.04m | 5:00AM0.05m | 5:39PM0.05m | 5:56AM0.07m | 6:35PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 1102 | 1540 | 1678 | 1599 | 1367 | 1092 | 870 | 778 | 690 | 596 | 433 | 344 | 274 | 218 | 161 | 122 | 94 | 68 | 47 | 14 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | E 12 | E 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 27 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 2 | 21 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1936 | 2849 | 3055 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 15 | 69 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 538 | 273 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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