Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 52 | 80 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 62 | 120 | 167 | 196 | 159 | 279 | 158 | 117 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.46m | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:10PM1.50m | 7:37AM1.59m | 8:02PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:09PM0.17m | 00:33AM0.13m | 1:03PM0.12m | 1:24AM0.09m | 1:57PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 52 | 80 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 24 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 62 | 120 | 167 | 196 | 159 | 279 | 158 | 117 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 8 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | S 12 | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 12 | 14 | 70 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 101 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | WSW 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 31 | 18 | 40 | — | 10 | 62 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 140 | 82 | 152 | 63 | 199 | 199 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 0 |
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