Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the W by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 564 | 402 | 319 | 243 | 232 | 220 | 157 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 160 | 160 | 225 | 200 | 248 | 161 | 163 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:52AM1.26m | 3:20PM1.35m | 3:40AM1.26m | 4:07PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48PM0.35m | 9:01AM0.32m | 9:36PM0.34m | 9:48AM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 564 | 402 | 319 | 243 | 232 | 220 | 157 | 121 | 106 | 73 | 68 | 44 | 225 | 200 | 248 | 161 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 18 | S 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 47 | 81 | 76 | 41 | 160 | 160 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
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