Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 229 | 148 | 155 | 92 | 154 | 112 | 83 | 101 | 72 | 86 | 80 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 112 | 351 | 582 | 510 | 462 | 1077 | 702 | 584 | 553 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 10:08PM1.51m | 10:35AM1.59m | 11:01PM1.50m | 11:29AM1.59m | 11:57PM1.48m | 12:25PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.09m | 4:58PM0.10m | 5:17AM0.10m | 5:53PM0.10m | 6:11AM0.10m | 6:49PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 17 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 233 | 229 | 122 | 122 | 92 | 154 | 112 | 82 | 101 | 72 | 64 | 40 | 112 | 104 | 100 | 60 | 351 | 226 | 326 | 332 | 1077 | 702 | 584 | 553 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | E 16 | SSE 10 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 148 | 155 | 75 | 89 | 85 | 83 | 44 | 42 | 86 | 80 | 39 | 5 | 20 | 59 | 19 | 582 | 510 | 462 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSW 5 | NE 10 | SSW 4 | NE 10 | — | E 16 | SSE 10 | S 9 | — | E 14 | E 18 | E 12 | — | — | E 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 9 | 7 | — | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | NNE 6 | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | S 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 2 | 54 | 126 | 112 | 130 | 377 | 464 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 80 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 274 | 242 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 236 | 256 | 244 | 61 | 0 |
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