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 11AM 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 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 (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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