Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 16 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 47 | 56 | 53 | 65 | 40 | 595 | 1854 | 2804 | 3865 | 4104 | 3801 | 4422 | 4065 | 3916 | 3360 | 2807 | 2073 | 1724 | 1230 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.47m | 10:01PM1.37m | 10:23AM1.45m | 10:46PM1.34m | 11:08AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.21m | 3:59PM0.22m | 4:13AM0.24m | 4:44PM0.25m | 4:58AM0.27m | 5:30PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 47 | 56 | 53 | 65 | 40 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 3535 | 3416 | 3084 | 2820 | 2527 | 2073 | 1724 | 1230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | SSW 14 | SE 13 | NE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | — | 336 | 202 | 6 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 10 | S 14 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 45 | — | 2 | 20 | — | 2 | 595 | 1854 | 2804 | 3865 | 4104 | 3801 | 4422 | 4065 | 3916 | 3360 | 2807 | 1096 | 1186 | 1096 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 204 | 190 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 210 | 213 | 210 | 210 | 163 | 163 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 256 | 256 | 136 | 0 |
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