Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 279 | 270 | 213 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 151 | 149 | 112 | 80 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 28 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59AM1.32m | 6:23PM1.43m | 6:45AM1.35m | 7:08PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:58PM0.25m | 12:10PM0.22m | 00:43AM0.22m | 12:57PM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 280 | 279 | 270 | 213 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 151 | 149 | 112 | 80 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 28 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 64 | 54 | 45 | 46 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 10 | NE 6 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 9 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 2 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 62 | 85 | 154 | 116 | 120 | 109 | 89 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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