Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 6PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1211 | 892 | 685 | 489 | 448 | 828 | 583 | 989 | 1262 | 1941 | 1781 | 1367 | 1329 | 871 | 843 | 918 | 778 | 643 | 543 | 533 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:45AM1.40m | 11:09PM1.38m | 11:38AM1.45m | 00:04AM1.39m | 12:34PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:01PM0.20m | 5:23AM0.17m | 5:56PM0.18m | 6:16AM0.15m | 6:53PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1102 | 892 | 685 | 468 | 448 | 828 | 583 | 989 | 1262 | 1941 | 1781 | 1367 | 1329 | 871 | 843 | 918 | 778 | 643 | 543 | 533 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 13 | S 19 |
| kJ | 110 | 291 | 458 | 392 | 290 | 245 | 284 | 245 | 455 | 355 | 268 | 220 | 121 | 259 | 256 | 16 | 24 | 85 | 71 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 10 | E 18 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 16 | — | — | NE 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 76 | 71 | 6 | 282 | 346 | 106 | 481 | 240 | 284 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 75 | 86 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1211 | 680 | — | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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