Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 220 | 174 | 145 | 131 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 127 | 222 | 80 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 61 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 4:01AM1.46m | 4:30PM1.58m | 4:57AM1.48m | 5:24PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53PM0.11m | 10:12AM0.09m | 10:50PM0.09m | 11:09AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 232 | 220 | 174 | 145 | 131 | 91 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 132 | 80 | 86 | 68 | 50 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 42 | 37 | 26 | 54 | 54 | 36 | 30 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 11 | 7 | 66 | 70 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | S 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 46 | 127 | 222 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 85 | 111 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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