Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 11AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 177 | 140 | 140 | 152 | 336 | 1045 | 1523 | 780 | 627 | 577 | 773 | 699 | 723 | 807 | 847 | 1026 | 1042 | 1233 | 2381 | 3315 | 3517 | 3302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:01AM1.35m | 6:25PM1.41m | 6:49AM1.40m | 7:14PM1.42m | 7:38AM1.45m | 8:04PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.18m | 00:40AM0.18m | 1:03PM0.15m | 1:28AM0.15m | 1:56PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 12 | 9 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 177 | 177 | 140 | 140 | 152 | 236 | 542 | 705 | 780 | 627 | 577 | 773 | 699 | 723 | 807 | 847 | 1026 | 1042 | 1233 | 2381 | 3315 | 3517 | 3302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 15 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 104 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 56 | 1 | 154 | 151 | 149 | 145 | 138 | 136 | 103 | 87 | 87 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 58 | 85 | 85 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 76 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 138 | 336 | 1045 | 1523 | — | 3 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 150 | 150 | 205 | 173 | 17 | 82 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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