Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 9PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 260 | 225 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 124 | 240 | 186 | 245 | 613 | 919 | 660 | 396 | 499 | 417 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:31PM1.55m | 1:58AM1.43m | 2:29PM1.59m | 2:56AM1.45m | 3:27PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.12m | 8:07AM0.09m | 8:50PM0.09m | 9:05AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 260 | 225 | 180 | 180 | 140 | 140 | 135 | 124 | 164 | 91 | 175 | 285 | 700 | 562 | 396 | 499 | 417 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 206 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 75 | 130 | 92 | 41 | 18 | 227 | 189 | 219 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | S 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | NE 12 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 157 | 24 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 240 | 186 | 245 | 613 | 919 | 660 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 82 | 0 | 82 | 17 | 91 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 43 |
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