Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 69 | 70 | 96 | 118 | 312 | 308 | 158 | 180 | 171 | 216 | 157 | 247 | 438 | 1126 | 1151 | 942 | 435 | 352 | 352 | 368 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:44PM1.66m | 6:10AM1.53m | 6:39PM1.65m | 7:06AM1.53m | 7:33PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26AM0.02m | 00:06AM0.04m | 12:24PM0.02m | 1:01AM0.03m | 1:19PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 102 | 69 | 64 | 51 | 29 | 145 | 163 | 35 | 14 | 14 | 141 | 8 | 20 | 18 | 708 | 791 | 646 | 435 | 352 | 352 | 368 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 47 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 47 | 34 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 145 | 107 | 93 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 11 | S 16 | S 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 61 | 70 | 96 | 118 | 312 | 308 | 158 | 180 | 171 | 216 | 157 | 247 | 438 | 1126 | 1151 | 942 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 2 | 54 | 2 | 39 | 54 | 82 | 163 | 163 | 109 | 54 | 6 | 0 | 37 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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