Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 251 | 187 | 187 | 143 | 131 | 137 | 123 | 126 | 152 | 522 | 365 | 758 | 307 | 297 | 360 | 300 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:17AM1.46m | 2:50PM1.58m | 3:17AM1.48m | 3:49PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09PM0.15m | 8:30AM0.10m | 9:09PM0.12m | 9:29AM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 170 | 251 | 187 | 187 | 143 | 131 | 137 | 123 | 88 | 110 | 522 | 198 | 492 | 278 | 160 | 360 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 151 | 20 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 40 | 79 | 126 | 152 | 4 | 294 | 169 | 307 | 297 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 16 | SE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 3 | NE 6 | S 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | W 2 | WSW 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | — | 169 | 365 | 758 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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