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) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | N 4 | ENE 9 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 60 | 119 | 63 | 47 | 44 | 31 | 57 | 681 | 3139 | 5346 | 6182 | 6662 | 3569 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.48m | 9:15PM1.41m | 9:38AM1.47m | 10:01PM1.37m | 10:23AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.18m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 3 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 54 | 63 | 47 | 44 | 31 | 57 | 24 | — | — | — | — | 3569 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | NE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | S 14 | S 9 | E 12 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | SW 2 | SW 4 | SW 5 | W 3 | S 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 60 | 119 | — | 1 | 17 | 31 | 8 | 681 | 3139 | 5346 | 6182 | 6662 | 3133 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 165 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 173 | 61 | 204 | 224 | 61 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 6 | 147 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 | 205 |
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