Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (24 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
782 | 759 | 564 | 402 | 324 | 243 | 232 | 220 | 157 | 156 | 106 | 71 | 162 | 160 | 222 | 202 | 248 | 159 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.34m | 2:52AM1.26m | 3:20PM1.35m | 3:40AM1.26m | 4:07PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.35m | 9:01AM0.32m | 9:36PM0.34m | 9:48AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
782 | 759 | 564 | 402 | 324 | 243 | 232 | 220 | 157 | 156 | 106 | 71 | 67 | 44 | 222 | 202 | 248 | 159 | 163 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 76 | 41 | 162 | 160 | 28 | 28 | 33 | 32 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 4 | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NNE 5 | — | W 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | — | W 4 | SW 4 | — | W 4 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 14 | — | 2 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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