Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 8 | 16 | 21 | 40 | 143 | 74 | 56 | 25 | 67 | 41 | 410 | 1975 | 3417 | 4396 | 4609 | 6151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.48m | 9:15PM1.41m | 9:38AM1.47m | 10:01PM1.37m | 10:23AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:12PM0.19m | 3:28AM0.21m | 3:59PM0.22m | 4:13AM0.24m | 4:44PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 72 | 74 | 56 | 25 | 67 | 41 | 18 | 8 | — | — | — | 4658 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | NE 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | — | E 12 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 10 | S 14 | — | SSW 10 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 18 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 10 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | W 3 | SSW 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 19 | — | 12 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 40 | 143 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 410 | 1975 | 3417 | 4396 | 4609 | 6151 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 162 | 173 | 61 | 204 | 100 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 197 | 210 | 210 | 258 | 210 | 205 |
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