Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 288 | 304 | 290 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 179 | 179 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:33PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.44m | 10:20PM1.37m | 10:44AM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.23m | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:03PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 98 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 288 | 304 | 290 | 287 | 278 | 224 | 179 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 179 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | NE 11 | S 14 | ESE 15 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 46 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 26 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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