
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 12AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
3170 | 2578 | 2068 | 1710 | 1226 | 972 | 690 | 472 | 333 | 271 | 209 | 191 | 146 | 60 | 98 | 68 | 45 | 28 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:08PM1.40m | 9:34AM1.46m | 10:00PM1.40m | 10:27AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:22AM0.16m | 3:53PM0.15m | 4:13AM0.16m | 4:48PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
3170 | 2578 | 2068 | 1710 | 1226 | 972 | 690 | 472 | 333 | 271 | 209 | 191 | 146 | 54 | 98 | 68 | 45 | 28 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 16 |
13 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 11 | NE 10 | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | NE 10 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 6 |
— | 12 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 24 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNE 9 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 |
49 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 207 | 185 | 159 | 185 |
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