Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 5PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 33 | 33 | 37 | 54 | 46 | 318 | 2720 | 4430 | 4671 | 4806 | 5335 | 5706 | 5778 | 4823 | 3722 | 1923 | 2006 | 1751 | 800 | 1287 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.44m | 9:42PM1.32m | 10:02AM1.41m | 10:28PM1.29m | 10:49AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39PM0.22m | 3:51AM0.26m | 4:26PM0.25m | 4:36AM0.29m | 5:12PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 30 | 37 | 54 | 46 | 48 | 39 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 51 | 78 | 209 | 1923 | 2006 | 1498 | 800 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 21 | 33 | 28 | 39 | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 317 | 295 | 256 | 7 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 17 | 17 | 16 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 4 | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 5 | 318 | 2720 | 4430 | 4671 | 4806 | 5335 | 5706 | 5778 | 4823 | 3722 | 961 | 1113 | 1751 | 713 | 1287 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 159 | 233 | 233 | 182 | 351 | 302 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 272 | 277 | 277 | 220 | 17 |
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