Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 31 | 58 | 65 | 59 | 43 | 51 | 32 | 231 | 1476 | 2699 | 4119 | 4271 | 3988 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:15PM1.41m | 9:38AM1.47m | 10:01PM1.37m | 10:23AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28AM0.21m | 3:59PM0.22m | 4:13AM0.24m | 4:44PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 65 | 59 | 43 | 51 | 32 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 9 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 5 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 58 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 231 | 1476 | 2699 | 4119 | 4271 | 3988 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 204 | 204 | 224 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 190 | 205 | 213 | 213 | 213 | 163 |
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