Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WSW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1499 | 2009 | 2448 | 2081 | 1802 | 1679 | 1530 | 1229 | 1067 | 1274 | 1188 | 878 | 832 | 422 | 741 | 1621 | 2298 | 4119 | 5163 |
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-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.59m | 8:52AM1.50m | 9:15PM1.53m | 9:43AM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.06m | 3:07PM0.10m | 3:36AM0.10m | 3:58PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 258 | 290 | 324 | 339 | 413 | 313 | 234 | 319 | 290 | 969 | 907 | 878 | 832 | 351 | 235 | 231 | 189 | — | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 65 | 119 | 115 | 90 | 84 | 121 | 74 | 198 | 128 | 131 | 92 | 68 | 47 | 28 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 30 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | — | 71 | 69 | 67 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1499 | 2009 | 2448 | 2081 | 1802 | 1679 | 1530 | 1229 | 1067 | 1274 | 1188 | 418 | 662 | 422 | 741 | 1621 | 2298 | 4119 | 5163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 220 | 256 | 368 | 215 | 256 |
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