
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 4AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1225 | 1042 | 880 | 831 | 683 | 643 | 521 | 400 | 341 | 361 | 403 | 382 | 313 | 308 | 302 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 314 | 313 | 313 | 361 | 488 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.26m | 6:18PM1.41m | 6:39AM1.26m | 7:02PM1.40m | 7:23AM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.28m | 12:01PM0.27m | 00:41AM0.27m | 12:46PM0.27m | 1:26AM0.27m | 1:30PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 12 |
1225 | 1042 | 880 | 831 | 683 | 643 | 521 | 262 | 279 | 361 | 403 | 382 | 313 | 308 | 302 | 290 | 290 | 290 | 314 | 313 | 313 | 361 | 488 | 488 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
295 | 307 | 305 | 305 | 260 | 260 | 260 | 400 | 341 | 341 | 273 | 265 | 250 | 187 | 135 | 127 | 92 | 65 | 67 | 58 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 16 | SSW 16 | SW 14 | SSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 116 | 114 | 90 | 75 | 64 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 14 | — | 19 | 24 | 8 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 43 |
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