Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | N 5 | N 5 | SSW 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 103 | 98 | 57 | 31 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 56 | 23 | 45 | 49 | 21 | 95 | 39 | 127 | 856 | 1399 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40AM1.53m | 00:06AM1.45m | 12:37PM1.54m | 1:04AM1.44m | 1:36PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.15m | 6:21AM0.13m | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:18AM0.12m | 7:56PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 103 | 98 | 57 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 56 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 39 | 127 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 4 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 58 | 2 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 36 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 5 | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 15 | 8 | 45 | 49 | 1 | 95 | 1 | 3 | 856 | 1399 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 109 | 0 | 109 | 140 | 197 | 152 |
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