Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 46 | 97 | 120 | 164 | 136 | 110 | 82 | 139 | 119 | 78 | 52 | 50 | 52 | 57 | 50 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10PM1.50m | 7:37AM1.59m | 8:02PM1.53m | 8:30AM1.64m | 8:56PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03PM0.12m | 1:24AM0.09m | 1:57PM0.08m | 2:16AM0.06m | 2:51PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 47 | 46 | 97 | 120 | 164 | 136 | 110 | 15 | 139 | 119 | 78 | 52 | 50 | 28 | 16 | 50 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 8 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | S 13 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 60 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 23 | 52 | 57 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | NE 5 | SSW 13 | — | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 82 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 16 | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 335 | 173 | 199 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 120 | 6 |
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