Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 255 | 199 | 192 | 191 | 146 | 146 | 102 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 106 | 573 | 798 | 1014 | 1380 | 1547 | 1191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:56PM1.36m | 1:18AM1.28m | 1:44PM1.34m | 2:05AM1.26m | 2:32PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:42AM0.30m | 7:12PM0.33m | 7:28AM0.32m | 8:00PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.33m | 8:48PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | SW 6 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 264 | 255 | 199 | 192 | 191 | 146 | 146 | 102 | 73 | 29 | 16 | 13 | 33 | 9 | 33 | 164 | 209 | 1014 | 1380 | 1547 | 1191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 14 | — | — | — | NE 14 | — | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | S 9 | NE 6 | S 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 53 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 2 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 573 | 798 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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