Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 52 | 57 | 49 | 23 | 96 | 90 | 131 | 110 | 104 | 93 | 87 | 96 | 612 | 2009 | 2127 | 1980 | 2397 | 2252 | 1212 | 1164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:30AM1.64m | 8:56PM1.54m | 9:23AM1.67m | 9:50PM1.54m | 10:18AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.05m | 3:10AM0.04m | 3:47PM0.04m | 4:04AM0.04m | 4:42PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 49 | 29 | 16 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 90 | 131 | 110 | 47 | 33 | 26 | 93 | 200 | 1021 | 1155 | 1154 | 1405 | 1255 | 1212 | 1164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 18 | SE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | — | — | E 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 52 | 57 | 5 | 23 | 96 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 104 | 93 | 87 | 96 | 7 | 129 | 119 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | SW 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | S 18 | SE 12 | S 18 | SSE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 16 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 86 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 80 | 612 | 2009 | 2127 | 1980 | 2397 | 2252 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 80 | 147 | 133 | 147 | 111 | 147 | 147 | 205 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 235 | 116 | 0 |
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