Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu night, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 90 | 131 | 110 | 104 | 104 | 99 | 95 | 504 | 1942 | 2306 | 2276 | 2686 | 2639 | 1396 | 1321 | 1074 | 855 | 763 | 678 | 493 | 403 | 329 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:23AM1.67m | 9:50PM1.54m | 10:18AM1.67m | 10:46PM1.53m | 11:14AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10AM0.04m | 3:47PM0.04m | 4:04AM0.04m | 4:42PM0.04m | 5:00AM0.05m | 5:39PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 90 | 131 | 110 | 30 | 104 | 99 | 93 | 192 | 958 | 1354 | 1379 | 1458 | 1442 | 1396 | 1321 | 1074 | 855 | 763 | 678 | 493 | 403 | 329 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | SSE 13 | S 16 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | — | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 13 | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 104 | 18 | 11 | 95 | 17 | 179 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 56 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | 44 | 28 | 22 | 33 | 11 | 12 | 25 | 53 | 504 | 1942 | 2306 | 2276 | 2686 | 2639 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 140 | 153 | 109 | 133 | 111 | 136 | 147 | 205 | 163 | 37 | 163 | 37 | 273 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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