
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 12PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 181 | 218 | 153 | 140 | 192 | 893 | 1386 | 1275 | 1929 | 1422 | 1044 | 805 | 675 | 440 | 621 | 617 | 533 | 524 | 460 | 356 | 284 | 240 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.57m | 11:40PM1.43m | 12:07PM1.57m | 00:36AM1.42m | 1:04PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55AM0.11m | 5:35PM0.09m | 5:50AM0.11m | 6:31PM0.10m | 6:46AM0.11m | 7:27PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
128 | 181 | 218 | 153 | 140 | 192 | 893 | 1386 | 1275 | 1929 | 1422 | 1044 | 805 | 675 | 440 | 621 | 617 | 533 | 524 | 460 | 356 | 284 | 240 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 16 | — | — | — | E 15 | E 18 | E 15 | SSE 15 | SSW 12 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
45 | 40 | 23 | 40 | 80 | 100 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 123 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 12 | E 15 | E 15 | S 13 | NE 16 | NE 12 | E 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
— | 2 | 2 | 20 | 21 | 26 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 |
— | 2 | 5 | 42 | 57 | 56 | 125 | 267 | 275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 82 | 91 | 102 | 261 | 102 | 102 | 195 | 102 | 239 | 95 | 95 | 73 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 84 | 89 | 89 | 72 |
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