Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | 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 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 329 | 782 | 759 | 564 | 402 | 329 | 243 | 232 | 220 | 154 | 156 | 108 | 73 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 137 | 124 | 159 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32PM1.34m | 2:52AM1.26m | 3:20PM1.35m | 3:40AM1.26m | 4:07PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.33m | 8:48PM0.35m | 9:01AM0.32m | 9:36PM0.34m | 9:48AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 17 |
| kJ | 66 | 329 | 782 | 759 | 564 | 402 | 329 | 243 | 232 | 220 | 154 | 156 | 108 | 73 | 68 | 160 | 154 | 137 | 124 | 159 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 18 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 17 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 75 | 40 | 160 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | NE 11 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 4 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 15 | 31 | 16 | 33 | 16 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | W 4 | W 2 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 343 | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | — | — | 7 | 15 | 4 | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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