Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 12AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1335 | 990 | 711 | 590 | 386 | 353 | 279 | 213 | 164 | 126 | 116 | 82 | 93 | 76 | 59 | 37 | 50 | 74 | 72 | 75 | 63 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54PM1.26m | 10:14AM1.39m | 10:39PM1.24m | 10:59AM1.36m | 11:24PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01AM0.29m | 4:39PM0.28m | 4:46AM0.31m | 5:23PM0.29m | 5:29AM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1335 | 990 | 711 | 590 | 386 | 353 | 279 | 213 | 164 | 126 | 116 | 82 | 93 | 76 | 59 | 37 | 50 | 74 | 72 | 70 | 59 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 52 | 12 | 33 | 28 | 32 | 64 | 38 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 74 | 73 | 50 | 32 | 30 | 41 | 67 | 75 | 63 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | NE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 35 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 21 | 42 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 124 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 114 | 71 | 43 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 82 | 13 | 0 | 15 | 9 |
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