Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | N 4 | N 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 32 | 57 | 55 | 23 | 33 | 37 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 471 | 933 | 1178 | 1320 | 1497 | 1958 | 1611 | 1096 | 838 | 708 | 582 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:37PM1.54m | 1:04AM1.44m | 1:36PM1.55m | 2:03AM1.44m | 2:35PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.13m | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:18AM0.12m | 7:56PM0.14m | 8:15AM0.11m | 8:55PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 55 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 24 | 6 | 21 | 1507 | 1306 | 1096 | 838 | 708 | 582 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 4 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 16 | E 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 32 | 57 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | NE 16 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | — | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 33 | 37 | — | 6 | 75 | 471 | 933 | 1178 | 1320 | 1497 | 1958 | 1611 | 119 | 142 | 111 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 2 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 109 | 140 | 109 | 197 | 111 | 163 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 205 | 205 | 40 | 0 |
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