Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 71 | 58 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 288 | 253 | 290 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 182 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:33PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.44m | 10:20PM1.37m | 10:44AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.23m | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:03PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 71 | 42 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 288 | 253 | 290 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 182 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 37 | 16 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 68 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | S 17 | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 46 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 20 | 7 | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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