Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 5AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 4°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 299 | 391 | 926 | 1442 | 2814 | 2923 | 2881 | 2710 | 2090 | 1640 | 1588 | 1258 | 1020 | 811 | 809 | 513 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:09PM1.59m | 7:36AM1.47m | 8:02PM1.53m | 8:29AM1.45m | 8:54PM1.47m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:31AM0.04m | 1:50PM0.05m | 2:23AM0.07m | 2:45PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 276 | 299 | 391 | 326 | 283 | 199 | 98 | 185 | 181 | 276 | 295 | 219 | 327 | 332 | 811 | 671 | 513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | — | — | E 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 94 | 240 | 4 | — | — | 73 | 124 | 274 | 304 | 350 | 329 | 312 | 296 | 347 | 290 | 308 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | — | ESE 15 | SSW 12 | — | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 156 | 268 | 4 | — | — | — | 93 | 78 | 166 | — | 22 | 14 | — | 145 | 284 | 297 | 210 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 195 | 926 | 1442 | 2814 | 2923 | 2881 | 2710 | 2090 | 1640 | 1588 | 1258 | 1020 | 243 | 809 | 220 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 153 | 171 | 184 | 324 | 302 | 302 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 220 | 102 | 17 | 0 |
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