Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 171 | 211 | 155 | 135 | 90 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 85 | 233 | 234 | 303 | 234 | 228 | 234 | 88 | 176 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:50AM1.48m | 5:20PM1.64m | 5:46AM1.48m | 6:15PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46PM0.04m | 11:01AM0.01m | 11:42PM0.03m | 11:58AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 109 | 171 | 211 | 155 | 135 | 90 | 67 | 64 | 59 | 37 | 110 | 117 | 142 | 127 | 91 | 99 | 88 | 176 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 54 | 73 | 70 | 70 | 63 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 34 | 28 | 22 | 30 | 55 | 65 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 30 | 20 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 64 | 69 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 63 | 67 | 69 | 85 | 233 | 234 | 303 | 234 | 228 | 234 | — | — | 224 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 91 | 73 | 72 | 13 | 0 | 13 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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