Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 79 | 33 | 46 | 44 | 69 | 54 | 205 | 1933 | 3305 | 4328 | 4890 | 6459 | 7929 | 7220 | 5491 | 3944 | 2985 | 2260 | 1704 | 612 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:38AM1.47m | 10:01PM1.37m | 10:23AM1.45m | 10:46PM1.34m | 11:08AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.22m | 4:13AM0.24m | 4:44PM0.25m | 4:58AM0.27m | 5:30PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 27 | 33 | 46 | 44 | 69 | 54 | 24 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 71 | 250 | 1339 | 1704 | 561 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | NE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 286 | 6 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NE 9 | NE 10 | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 5 | — | W 2 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 32 | 79 | — | 5 | 40 | — | 1 | 205 | 1933 | 3305 | 4328 | 4890 | 6459 | 7929 | 7220 | 5491 | 3944 | 2985 | 2260 | 1674 | 612 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 190 | 197 | 37 | 210 | 205 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 40 |
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