Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Whareama today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 8AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 780 | 725 | 700 | 507 | 377 | 216 | 208 | 158 | 151 | 94 | 93 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 103 | 82 | 163 | 329 | 372 | 355 | 473 | 386 | 206 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:16AM1.22m | 2:38PM1.32m | 3:03AM1.25m | 3:25PM1.34m | 3:50AM1.29m | 4:13PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21AM0.30m | 8:55PM0.28m | 9:09AM0.27m | 9:41PM0.24m | 9:59AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 780 | 725 | 700 | 507 | 377 | 216 | 208 | 158 | 151 | 94 | 90 | 69 | 78 | 81 | 103 | 81 | 86 | 329 | 372 | 355 | 473 | 386 | 206 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 33 | 93 | 60 | 57 | 53 | 23 | 31 | 163 | 125 | 99 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | ENE 11 | SSE 12 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 20 | E 14 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 82 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 95 | 90 | 71 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
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