Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 10AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 668 | 493 | 434 | 407 | 392 | 327 | 276 | 276 | 230 | 225 | 443 | 419 | 534 | 355 | 345 | 277 | 256 | 198 | 224 | 181 | 154 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:40AM1.23m | 3:04PM1.35m | 3:26AM1.26m | 3:50PM1.37m | 4:13AM1.30m | 4:37PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46AM0.28m | 9:21PM0.27m | 9:33AM0.25m | 10:07PM0.24m | 10:22AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 513 | 493 | 434 | 407 | 392 | 327 | 276 | 276 | 230 | 194 | 443 | 419 | 534 | 355 | 345 | 277 | 256 | 198 | 224 | 160 | 154 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SW 12 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 38 | 9 | 51 | 51 | 45 | 81 | 140 | 131 | 184 | 225 | 78 | 59 | 81 | 117 | 201 | 101 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 181 | 133 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 7 | N 10 | E 18 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 57 | 82 | 84 | 34 | 15 | 38 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 501 | 668 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 52 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
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