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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 157 | 115 | 86 | 59 | 41 | 146 | 147 | 58 | 47 | 41 | 38 | 119 | 143 | 181 | 244 | 255 | 278 | 284 | 217 | 203 | 184 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:52AM1.44m | 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 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 200 | 157 | 115 | 86 | 59 | 41 | 57 | 65 | 58 | 41 | 41 | 34 | 68 | 143 | 181 | 244 | 255 | 278 | 284 | 217 | 203 | 184 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | 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 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 47 | 24 | 38 | 59 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 19 | 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 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 4 |
| kJ | 19 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 32 | 146 | 147 | — | — | — | — | 119 | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 100 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 82 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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