Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2884 | 2324 | 1292 | 990 | 962 | 740 | 674 | 428 | 878 | 745 | 991 | 1117 | 1759 | 1476 | 1397 | 1210 | 813 | 759 | 841 | 723 | 584 | 495 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.43m | 11:27PM1.43m | 11:57AM1.46m | 00:21AM1.44m | 12:53PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.18m | 5:21PM0.20m | 5:45AM0.17m | 6:15PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.15m | 7:11PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 1626 | 1426 | 1292 | 794 | 962 | 740 | 674 | 331 | 878 | 745 | 476 | 1117 | 1759 | 1476 | 1397 | 1210 | 813 | 759 | 841 | 723 | 584 | 495 | 486 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 39 | 36 | 396 | 151 | 214 | 202 | 235 | 130 | 586 | 991 | 277 | 309 | 259 | 77 | 76 | 329 | 277 | 100 | 13 | 86 | 84 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | SE 16 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | — | NE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 118 | 176 | 428 | 165 | 127 | 284 | 173 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 79 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 2884 | 2324 | — | 990 | 823 | 668 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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