Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 294 | 235 | 216 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 121 | 111 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 64 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.49m | 8:46PM1.46m | 9:11AM1.47m | 9:33PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.14m | 3:02AM0.15m | 3:29PM0.18m | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 290 | 294 | 235 | 216 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 121 | 111 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 64 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 82 | 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 19 | 2 | 6 |
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