Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 141 | 233 | 209 | 207 | 117 | 113 | 157 | 206 | 327 | 763 | 926 | 632 | 586 | 506 | 405 | 567 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.53m | 6:39PM1.65m | 7:06AM1.53m | 7:33PM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:06AM0.04m | 12:24PM0.02m | 1:01AM0.03m | 1:19PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 35 | 130 | 97 | 110 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 40 | 7 | 437 | 534 | 632 | 586 | 506 | 405 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 93 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 16 | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 103 | 141 | 233 | 209 | 207 | 117 | 113 | 157 | 206 | 327 | 763 | 926 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 40 | 2 | 40 | 58 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 109 | 109 | 54 | 54 | 152 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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