Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 94 | 139 | 134 | 154 | 119 | 92 | 66 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 33 | 22 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.49m | 6:31AM1.47m | 6:53PM1.47m | 7:20AM1.48m | 7:42PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.15m | 00:21AM0.12m | 12:45PM0.15m | 1:10AM0.13m | 1:36PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 99 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 81 | 66 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 86 | 66 | 33 | 21 | 47 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 38 | 21 | 24 | 37 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 139 | 134 | 154 | 119 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 58 | 109 | 80 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 61 | 197 | 199 | 190 | 178 |
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