Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 136 | 108 | 82 | 139 | 88 | 75 | 51 | 49 | 52 | 57 | 48 | 23 | 57 | 89 | 84 | 110 | 103 | 102 | 98 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:37AM1.59m | 8:02PM1.53m | 8:30AM1.64m | 8:56PM1.54m | 9:23AM1.67m | 9:50PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.08m | 2:16AM0.06m | 2:51PM0.05m | 3:10AM0.04m | 3:47PM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 164 | 136 | 108 | 60 | 139 | 88 | 75 | 51 | 49 | 29 | 16 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 89 | 18 | 47 | 64 | 45 | 19 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 54 | 82 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 23 | 52 | 57 | 14 | 20 | 57 | 7 | 84 | 110 | 103 | 102 | 98 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 13 | NE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 17 | NE 6 | S 11 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 55 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 11 | — | 7 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 111 | 111 | 116 | 6 | 111 | 147 | 133 | 147 | 111 | 111 | 147 |
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