Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 4AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 234 | 292 | 763 | 893 | 715 | 543 | 437 | 326 | 246 | 178 | 473 | 408 | 1138 | 2010 | 3870 | 8273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:50PM1.28m | 11:12AM1.36m | 11:37PM1.25m | 11:59AM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59AM0.29m | 5:33PM0.29m | 5:44AM0.31m | 6:19PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 179 | 224 | 205 | 763 | 893 | 715 | 543 | 437 | 326 | 246 | 178 | 59 | 150 | 46 | 30 | 39 | 5427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | ENE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 253 | 234 | 292 | 202 | 195 | 147 | 126 | 123 | 126 | 82 | 81 | 9 | 47 | 84 | 8 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 46 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 473 | 408 | 1138 | 2010 | 3870 | 8273 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 272 | 91 | 108 | 349 | 240 | 17 |
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