Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1699 | 1576 | 1373 | 1281 | 1079 | 875 | 822 | 667 | 572 | 485 | 407 | 308 | 292 | 233 | 229 | 142 | 122 | 174 | 154 | 110 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 8:52AM1.54m | 9:17PM1.51m | 9:43AM1.57m | 10:08PM1.51m | 10:35AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.11m | 3:33AM0.10m | 4:04PM0.10m | 4:24AM0.09m | 4:58PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1699 | 1576 | 1373 | 1281 | 1079 | 875 | 822 | 667 | 572 | 485 | 407 | 308 | 292 | 233 | 229 | 120 | 122 | 174 | 154 | 110 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 142 | 106 | 44 | 51 | 45 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 3 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 109 | 109 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 2 | 0 |
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