Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 400 | 331 | 260 | 421 | 163 | 170 | 251 | 225 | 187 | 176 | 140 | 160 | 123 | 141 | 165 | 300 | 484 | 438 | 275 | 256 | 452 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.45m | 1:51PM1.54m | 2:17AM1.46m | 2:50PM1.58m | 3:17AM1.48m | 3:49PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.13m | 8:09PM0.15m | 8:30AM0.10m | 9:09PM0.12m | 9:29AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 407 | 400 | 331 | 260 | 421 | 163 | 170 | 251 | 225 | 187 | 176 | 140 | 160 | 123 | 141 | 165 | 131 | 193 | 258 | 181 | 256 | 452 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 8 | NE 6 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 123 | 163 | 247 | 239 | 106 | 36 | 151 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 40 | 79 | 126 | 152 | 94 | 347 | 285 | 275 | 125 | 2 | 149 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | S 13 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | NE 6 | S 17 | S 18 | S 14 | E 11 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 161 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 2 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | W 2 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 37 | 93 | 59 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | — | 10 | 3 | 15 | 99 | 300 | 484 | 438 | 234 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 54 | 58 |
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