Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 179 | 195 | 205 | 202 | 314 | 339 | 308 | 209 | 148 | 132 | 86 | 79 | 73 | 316 | 1628 | 1844 | 5373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:06PM1.33m | 11:30AM1.38m | 11:53PM1.29m | 12:17PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.31m | 6:04AM0.32m | 6:36PM0.33m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | S 9 | SE 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 179 | 195 | 205 | 202 | 195 | 182 | 308 | 154 | 126 | 123 | 81 | 79 | 58 | 46 | 810 | 28 | 3008 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | ESE 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | NE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 314 | 339 | 157 | 209 | 148 | 132 | 86 | 77 | 73 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 18 | 45 | 67 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NNW 2 | W 3 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 119 | 316 | 1628 | 1844 | 5373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 116 | 197 | 217 | 21 |
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