Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 470 | 427 | 342 | 330 | 264 | 255 | 199 | 192 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 102 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.31m | 12:56PM1.36m | 1:18AM1.28m | 1:44PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25PM0.30m | 6:42AM0.30m | 7:12PM0.33m | 7:28AM0.32m | 8:00PM0.35m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 470 | 427 | 342 | 330 | 264 | 255 | 199 | 192 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 102 | 73 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 61 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | NE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 87 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 61 |
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