Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 732 | 527 | 488 | 1664 | 2068 | 3601 | 4469 | 5070 | 5261 | 4121 | 5632 | 4327 | 5534 | 5337 | 1809 | 2202 | 2517 | 513 | 732 | 733 | 432 | 501 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:43AM1.47m | 10:05PM1.47m | 10:32AM1.44m | 10:54PM1.41m | 11:21AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36AM0.10m | 3:58PM0.15m | 4:23AM0.15m | 4:48PM0.20m | 5:10AM0.21m | 5:37PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 16 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 732 | 402 | 304 | 28 | 196 | — | — | 9 | 48 | 9 | 3478 | 2177 | 1401 | 2379 | 1809 | 1411 | 1047 | 356 | 401 | 401 | 432 | 343 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 270 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 586 | 626 | 410 | 413 | 430 | 342 | 228 | 162 | 117 | 66 | 71 | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 94 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 652 | 67 | 127 | 16 | — | 276 | 161 | 81 | 15 | 50 | 93 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 419 | 527 | 488 | 1664 | 2068 | 3601 | 4469 | 5070 | 5261 | 4121 | 5632 | 4327 | 5534 | 5337 | — | 2202 | 2517 | 513 | 732 | 733 | — | 501 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 40 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 163 | 163 | 40 | 40 | 136 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 |
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