Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 4PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 215 | 190 | 183 | 240 | 225 | 215 | 156 | 135 | 127 | 147 | 147 | 113 | 114 | 186 | 111 | 93 | 74 | 51 | 134 | 73 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:47PM1.48m | 5:14AM1.42m | 5:38PM1.45m | 6:05AM1.44m | 6:29PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:32AM0.12m | 11:05PM0.11m | 11:27AM0.12m | 11:55PM0.13m | 12:20PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 7 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 116 | 65 | 183 | 118 | 115 | 112 | 131 | 135 | 127 | 101 | 64 | 59 | 114 | 138 | 111 | 71 | 74 | 51 | 71 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 215 | 190 | 33 | 240 | 225 | 215 | 156 | 60 | 17 | 48 | 69 | 60 | 57 | 33 | 30 | 29 | 15 | 23 | 43 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | NE 8 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | NE 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 92 | 72 | 20 | 16 | 57 | 51 | 50 | 17 | 45 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | — | ENE 7 | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 108 | 82 | — | — | — | — | 127 | 96 | 147 | 147 | 113 | 16 | 186 | — | 93 | — | — | 134 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 52 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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