Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7471 | 9806 | 3530 | 2174 | 1395 | 935 | 598 | 443 | 394 | 472 | 389 | 266 | 188 | 84 | 470 | 847 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 00:23AM1.23m | 12:46PM1.33m | 1:09AM1.22m | 1:32PM1.33m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM0.31m | 6:29AM0.32m | 7:05PM0.32m | 7:14AM0.32m | 7:50PM0.32m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 4770 | 4904 | 3530 | 2174 | 1395 | 935 | 598 | 443 | 394 | 472 | 389 | 266 | 188 | 24 | 58 | 542 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 30 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 27 | 44 | 42 | 53 | 23 | 56 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | — | SE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 10 | WSW 5 | E 8 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 17 | 9 | — | 16 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 102 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | SSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 7471 | 9806 | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 84 | 470 | 847 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 72 | 17 | 150 | 177 | 0 | 0 |
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