Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 705 | 520 | 485 | 308 | 250 | 237 | 229 | 188 | 185 | 264 | 522 | 411 | 330 | 181 | 94 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.23m | 2:12PM1.33m | 2:37AM1.23m | 2:59PM1.33m | 3:26AM1.26m | 3:48PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:57AM0.34m | 8:33PM0.32m | 8:44AM0.33m | 9:19PM0.30m | 9:33AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 705 | 520 | 485 | 308 | 250 | 237 | 229 | 188 | 185 | 141 | 522 | 411 | 330 | 181 | 94 | 123 | 121 | 118 | 89 | 88 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 77 | 264 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 51 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | ENE 12 | — | — | — | S 13 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 109 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 109 | 82 | 2 |
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