Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 12AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 121 | 145 | 145 | 149 | 504 | 575 | 1819 | 1497 | 1183 | 1323 | 4167 | 2822 | 5817 | 5492 | 4634 | 6043 | 3676 | 3635 | 3237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:43PM1.41m | 7:06AM1.35m | 7:30PM1.41m | 7:53AM1.38m | 8:18PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.20m | 1:19PM0.18m | 1:47AM0.18m | 2:09PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 17 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 145 | 145 | 149 | 112 | 332 | 1819 | 1497 | 1183 | 1323 | 2323 | 2822 | 2602 | 2432 | 2635 | 3230 | 3676 | 3635 | 3237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 6 | 81 | 504 | 575 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 4167 | — | 5817 | 5492 | 4634 | 6043 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 72 | 159 | 159 | 200 | 185 | 159 | 105 | 153 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
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