Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | S 16 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 427 | 394 | 339 | 325 | 248 | 222 | 169 | 177 | 157 | 60 | 51 | 100 | 97 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 96 | 80 | 74 | 117 | 75 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:50AM1.42m | 4:16PM1.52m | 4:46AM1.43m | 5:11PM1.50m | 5:40AM1.45m | 6:03PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.14m | 10:36PM0.13m | 10:57AM0.14m | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:52AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 427 | 394 | 339 | 325 | 248 | 222 | 169 | 177 | 157 | 60 | 51 | 100 | 97 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 69 | 96 | 80 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | S 4 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 94 | 89 | 80 | 74 | 68 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 40 | 55 | 54 | 0 | 26 | 109 | 109 | 80 | 2 |
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