Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 86 | 59 | 42 | 193 | 209 | 60 | 47 | 42 | 45 | 105 | 161 | 249 | 299 | 305 | 325 | 253 | 193 | 158 | 143 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.55m | 2:51AM1.43m | 3:20PM1.53m | 3:50AM1.42m | 4:16PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:04AM0.13m | 8:44PM0.13m | 9:02AM0.13m | 9:41PM0.13m | 10:00AM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 115 | 86 | 59 | 41 | 75 | 88 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 105 | 161 | 249 | 299 | 305 | 325 | 253 | 193 | 158 | 143 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 193 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 36 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 109 | 100 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 207 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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