Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 108 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 6:53PM1.47m | 7:20AM1.48m | 7:42PM1.45m | 8:07AM1.49m | 8:29PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:45PM0.15m | 1:10AM0.13m | 1:36PM0.16m | 1:57AM0.15m | 2:25PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 107 | 108 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 34 | 32 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | — | E 15 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | E 6 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 55 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 111 | 272 | 190 | 61 | 61 | 162 | 100 | 61 | 82 | 165 | 61 | 190 |
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