
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | 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 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 187 | 313 | 568 | 269 | 320 | 375 | 320 | 274 | 230 | 326 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.32m | 5:02PM1.42m | 5:27AM1.37m | 5:50PM1.45m | 6:15AM1.43m | 6:38PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:49AM0.24m | 11:20PM0.21m | 11:39AM0.20m | 00:07AM0.17m | 12:29PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 |
154 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 187 | 313 | 251 | 269 | 320 | 375 | 320 | 274 | 230 | 326 | 289 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
52 | 68 | 125 | 137 | 98 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 57 | 50 | 84 | 86 | 4 | 222 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 103 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — |
28 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 88 | 85 | 48 | 8 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | W 2 | WSW 4 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 103 | 568 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 58 | 6 | 6 |
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