Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 158 | 149 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 40 | 57 | 35 | 113 | 212 | 370 | 615 | 784 | 713 | 862 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:23PM1.43m | 6:45AM1.35m | 7:08PM1.45m | 7:31AM1.39m | 7:53PM1.46m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:43AM0.22m | 12:57PM0.20m | 1:28AM0.19m | 1:44PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 17 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 158 | 149 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 11 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 212 | 146 | 615 | 784 | 713 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 17 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 26 | 36 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 40 | 57 | 15 | 10 | 23 | 205 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 34 | 113 | 36 | 38 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SSW 9 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 31 | 15 | 84 | 370 | 8 | 15 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 6 | 111 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
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