Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 140 | 134 | 74 | 144 | 23 | 236 | 183 | 142 | 164 | 295 | 367 | 388 | 454 | 1148 | 1232 | 944 | 866 | 812 | 800 | 723 | 348 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.24m | 1:53PM1.33m | 2:15AM1.24m | 2:41PM1.34m | 3:03AM1.25m | 3:28PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.34m | 8:11PM0.34m | 8:23AM0.33m | 8:59PM0.33m | 9:11AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 175 | 140 | 134 | 74 | 17 | 18 | 173 | 183 | 142 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 87 | 122 | 582 | 641 | 528 | 482 | 430 | 421 | 377 | 348 | 340 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 18 | 36 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 35 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 9 | S 17 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 53 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | — | WSW 3 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | 144 | 112 | 236 | — | 2 | 164 | 295 | 367 | 388 | 454 | 1148 | 1232 | 944 | 866 | 812 | 800 | 723 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 256 | 256 | 163 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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