Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 90 | 87 | 110 | 139 | 139 | 133 | 165 | 260 | 298 | 340 | 404 | 300 | 80 | 171 | 164 | 125 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 80 | 81 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:48PM1.35m | 4:15AM1.31m | 4:37PM1.38m | 5:05AM1.37m | 5:27PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33AM0.30m | 10:06PM0.26m | 10:24AM0.27m | 10:54PM0.22m | 11:16AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 90 | 87 | 110 | 139 | 139 | 133 | 130 | 260 | 298 | 340 | 404 | 300 | 80 | 171 | 164 | 125 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 61 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 48 | 165 | 101 | 101 | 72 | 14 | 12 | 63 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 35 | 19 | 42 | 80 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 12 | NE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | E 9 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | N 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 111 | 111 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 |
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