Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 896 | 2437 | 1190 | 1016 | 878 | 816 | 840 | 881 | 877 | 877 | 753 | 768 | 779 | 768 | 757 | 757 | 704 | 560 | 822 | 714 | 714 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:53AM1.38m | 00:16AM1.27m | 12:39PM1.35m | 1:02AM1.24m | 1:25PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.31m | 6:27AM0.32m | 7:01PM0.33m | 7:11AM0.34m | 7:47PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 586 | 357 | 1190 | 1016 | 878 | 816 | 840 | 881 | 877 | 877 | 753 | 768 | 779 | 768 | 757 | 757 | 704 | 560 | 822 | 714 | 714 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 334 | 160 | 59 | 47 | 59 | 67 | 65 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 188 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 394 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 896 | 2437 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 29 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 248 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 82 | 2 |
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