Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 74 | 131 | 173 | 235 | 302 | 271 | 147 | 318 | 242 | 170 | 155 | 149 | 95 | 283 | 146 | 130 | 174 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM1.56m | 7:41PM1.47m | 8:07AM1.61m | 8:35PM1.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:58AM0.10m | 1:34PM0.07m | 1:51AM0.08m | 2:30PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 74 | 131 | 173 | 235 | 302 | 271 | 147 | 318 | 242 | 170 | 155 | 149 | 43 | 283 | 146 | 130 | 174 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 21 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 125 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 65 | 1 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 172 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | E 13 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 83 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 150 | 195 | 90 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 159 | 159 | 220 | 0 |
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