Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1324 | 1016 | 878 | 816 | 840 | 869 | 865 | 865 | 753 | 753 | 779 | 779 | 881 | 757 | 711 | 485 | 827 | 714 | 321 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:16AM1.27m | 12:39PM1.35m | 1:02AM1.24m | 1:25PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.32m | 7:01PM0.33m | 7:11AM0.34m | 7:47PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1324 | 1016 | 878 | 816 | 840 | 869 | 865 | 865 | 753 | 753 | 779 | 779 | 881 | 757 | 711 | 485 | 827 | 714 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 59 | 47 | 45 | 67 | 43 | 37 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 188 | 4 | 4 | 219 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 82 | 2 |
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