Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 20 | 298 | 604 | 653 | 721 | 717 | 884 | 844 | 948 | 943 | 732 | 660 | 493 | 413 | 343 | 331 | 339 | 261 | 202 | 197 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | 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 | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.44m | 1:36PM1.55m | 2:03AM1.44m | 2:35PM1.57m | 3:02AM1.45m | 3:33PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:18AM0.12m | 7:56PM0.14m | 8:15AM0.11m | 8:55PM0.13m | 9:14AM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 731 | 717 | 735 | 715 | 732 | 660 | 493 | 413 | 343 | 331 | 339 | 261 | 202 | 197 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 22 | 5 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 38 | 35 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | — | — | E 16 | NE 8 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | S 14 | S 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | E 14 | NE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSW 3 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 61 | 298 | 604 | 653 | 721 | 717 | 884 | 844 | 948 | 943 | 77 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 19 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 197 | 152 | 199 | 40 | 21 | 37 | 205 | 136 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 2 | 2 |
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