Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 125 | 60 | 43 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 47 | 41 | 29 | 60 | 52 | 80 | 70 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 40 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:05AM1.37m | 5:27PM1.42m | 5:55AM1.45m | 6:18PM1.46m | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:10PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.22m | 11:43PM0.17m | 12:09PM0.17m | 00:33AM0.13m | 1:03PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 130 | 125 | 60 | 43 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 27 | 25 | 52 | 80 | 70 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 20 | 19 | 43 | 48 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | SSW 14 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 19 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 8 | NNE 4 | S 9 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 32 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 23 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | NNE 6 | — | SW 3 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | 17 | 24 | — | 40 | — | 2 | 23 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 82 | 345 | 63 | 199 | 199 | 153 |
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