Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 86 | 66 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:20AM1.48m | 7:42PM1.45m | 8:07AM1.49m | 8:29PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.13m | 1:36PM0.16m | 1:57AM0.15m | 2:25PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 108 | 86 | 66 | 34 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | — | E 15 | — | S 17 | NE 4 | S 16 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 111 | 273 | 178 | 61 | 61 | 162 | 61 | 61 | 165 | 63 | 61 | 190 |
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