Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 212 | 309 | 572 | 631 | 431 | 502 | 445 | 334 | 301 | 449 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:27AM1.37m | 5:50PM1.45m | 6:15AM1.43m | 6:38PM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:20PM0.21m | 11:39AM0.20m | 00:07AM0.17m | 12:29PM0.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 187 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 199 | 212 | 309 | 265 | 311 | 431 | 502 | 445 | 334 | 301 | 449 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 86 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 50 | 84 | 30 | 17 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 104 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | NE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | ESE 15 | NNE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 4 | 88 | 85 | 48 | 86 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 40 | 17 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 16 | 13 | — | 3 | 7 | 37 | 572 | 631 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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