Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 10PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3170 | 4778 | 4890 | 5571 | 4983 | 4063 | 4779 | 6224 | 3344 | 2407 | 1977 | 2675 | 2426 | 2059 | 1808 | 421 | 576 | 313 | 509 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:45PM1.41m | 10:12AM1.41m | 10:36PM1.35m | 11:02AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02AM0.16m | 4:29PM0.20m | 4:49AM0.22m | 5:19PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 122 | — | — | — | — | 1106 | 3035 | 4083 | 3344 | 2407 | 1977 | 1576 | 1419 | 1339 | 363 | 346 | 339 | 313 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1149 | 454 | 421 | 502 | 440 | 295 | 241 | 143 | 289 | 195 | 147 | 61 | 509 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 60 | 84 | 109 | 62 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3170 | 4778 | 4890 | 5571 | 4983 | 4063 | 4779 | 6224 | — | — | — | 2675 | 2426 | 2059 | 1808 | 421 | 576 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 195 | 268 | 277 | 280 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 177 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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