Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 177 | 177 | 140 | 121 | 111 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 58 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 115 | 90 | 86 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.46m | 9:11AM1.47m | 9:33PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.15m | 3:29PM0.18m | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 177 | 177 | 140 | 121 | 111 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 42 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 115 | 90 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 4 | SSW 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 55 |
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