Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | S 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 78 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 113 | 102 | 75 | 59 | 47 | 56 | 44 | 43 | 31 | 48 | 156 | 152 | 82 | 48 | 176 | 120 | 200 | 133 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:02PM1.49m | 3:35AM1.41m | 3:57PM1.45m | 4:29AM1.41m | 4:50PM1.43m | 5:20AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.16m | 9:23PM0.13m | 9:44AM0.19m | 10:15PM0.15m | 10:39AM0.20m | 11:06PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | 7:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 78 | 71 | 20 | 62 | 113 | 102 | 75 | 59 | 47 | 56 | 41 | 43 | 31 | 48 | 57 | 82 | 28 | 48 | 88 | 120 | 101 | 133 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 12 | E 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 3 | 3 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 3 | 46 | 44 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 26 | 25 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 156 | 152 | 82 | 16 | 176 | — | 200 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 109 | 80 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 82 | 82 | 54 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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