Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 9 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 24 | 103 | 94 | 58 | 49 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 56 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.46m | 11:40AM1.53m | 00:06AM1.45m | 12:37PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:27AM0.14m | 6:01PM0.15m | 6:21AM0.13m | 6:58PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 47 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 33 | 41 | 8 | 24 | 103 | 94 | 58 | 49 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | SW 4 | S 9 | NE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | S 17 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | S 15 | S 10 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 13 | 12 | 7 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 140 | 118 | 205 | 153 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 61 | 61 |
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