Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 194 | 162 | 118 | 229 | 201 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 187 | 282 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:15PM1.38m | 4:39AM1.32m | 5:02PM1.42m | 5:27AM1.37m | 5:50PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.27m | 10:33PM0.26m | 10:49AM0.24m | 11:20PM0.21m | 11:39AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 199 | 194 | 162 | 118 | 229 | 201 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 187 | 282 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 98 | 86 | 81 | 111 | 75 | 59 | 54 | 68 | 125 | 30 | 98 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 84 | 86 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 13 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 17 | NE 4 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 81 | 73 | 121 | 82 | 90 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 14 | 46 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 2 | 50 | 88 | 85 | 48 | 30 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 71 | 82 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
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