Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1384 | 1059 | 905 | 643 | 594 | 480 | 396 | 383 | 300 | 295 | 233 | 229 | 185 | 141 | 128 | 73 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:50AM1.36m | 00:13AM1.27m | 12:38PM1.35m | 1:00AM1.25m | 1:24PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.29m | 6:21AM0.30m | 6:55PM0.31m | 7:07AM0.31m | 7:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 1384 | 1059 | 905 | 643 | 594 | 480 | 396 | 383 | 300 | 295 | 233 | 229 | 185 | 141 | 128 | 73 | 50 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 26 | 63 | 64 | 174 | 40 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 15 | SE 12 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | 64 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 207 | 150 | 207 | 150 | 159 | 185 | 195 |
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