Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarie today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarie at 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4360 | 4745 | 1988 | 1400 | 1090 | 831 | 592 | 527 | 424 | 365 | 335 | 339 | 540 | 316 | 461 | 586 | 1361 | 3492 | 3663 | 3981 | 4197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:44AM3.23m | 00:04AM3.26m | 12:27PM3.23m | 00:50AM3.20m | 1:13PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:55PM0.02m | 6:17AM-0.01m | 6:40PM0.03m | 7:03AM0.07m | 7:29PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 4360 | — | 1988 | 1400 | 1090 | 831 | 592 | 527 | 424 | 365 | 335 | 263 | 178 | 195 | 461 | 586 | 341 | 154 | 125 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 138 | 551 | 500 | 383 | 237 | 296 | 179 | 161 | 8 | 105 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | 101 | 49 | 212 | 165 | 198 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 4745 | 1450 | 1196 | 788 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 339 | 540 | 316 | 222 | 485 | 1361 | 3492 | 3663 | 3981 | 4197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 172 | 178 | 178 | 106 | 172 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 172 | 46 | 106 | 106 | 172 | 106 | 425 | 200 | 175 | 172 |
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