Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 13 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 37 | 17 | 36 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 138 | 152 | 160 | 108 | 110 | 78 | 139 | 119 | 75 | 50 | 32 | 52 | 56 | 50 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:46AM1.52m | 7:10PM1.50m | 7:37AM1.59m | 8:02PM1.53m | 8:30AM1.64m | 8:56PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.13m | 1:03PM0.12m | 1:24AM0.09m | 1:57PM0.08m | 2:16AM0.06m | 2:51PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 138 | 152 | 160 | 108 | 110 | 16 | 139 | 119 | 75 | 50 | 32 | 32 | 56 | 50 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 17 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 48 | 31 | 57 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 52 | 16 | 8 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | SE 11 | E 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 15 | NE 5 | SE 14 | S 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | SSW 13 | SE 13 | S 8 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 78 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 5 | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 17 | 36 | — | 10 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 4 | 38 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 6 | 140 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 199 | 199 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 116 |
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