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 SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 209 | 205 | 205 | 154 | 158 | 156 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 103 | 251 | 446 | 586 | 1100 | 1021 | 848 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.43m | 6:45AM1.35m | 7:08PM1.45m | 7:31AM1.39m | 7:53PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.22m | 00:43AM0.22m | 12:57PM0.20m | 1:28AM0.19m | 1:44PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 209 | 205 | 205 | 154 | 158 | 156 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 40 | 39 | 35 | 38 | 67 | 230 | 586 | 1100 | 1021 | 848 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 43 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 18 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 103 | 207 | 267 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 38 | 27 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | WSW 4 | W 2 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 93 | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 46 | 251 | 446 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 55 |
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