Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 157 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 162 | 162 | 222 | 198 | 183 | 155 | 207 | 210 | 390 | 606 | 1009 | 1156 | 1129 | 1586 | 1363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:20PM1.35m | 3:40AM1.26m | 4:07PM1.37m | 4:27AM1.27m | 4:53PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.34m | 9:48AM0.30m | 10:24PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 157 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 68 | 44 | 222 | 198 | 183 | 155 | 207 | 210 | 390 | 606 | 1009 | 1156 | 1129 | 1586 | 1363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 81 | 76 | 41 | 162 | 162 | 43 | 28 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 92 | 120 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | — | — | NW 2 | W 4 | W 6 | — | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | 12 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 15 | — | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 24 | 85 | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 147 | 0 | 55 | 80 | 80 | 58 |
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