Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2457 | 2207 | 1840 | 1462 | 1405 | 1121 | 921 | 1131 | 1081 | 671 | 636 | 634 | 682 | 1509 | 1985 | 3865 | 4850 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.59m | 8:52AM1.50m | 9:15PM1.53m | 9:43AM1.47m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.06m | 3:07PM0.10m | 3:36AM0.10m | 3:58PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 339 | 331 | 442 | 432 | 284 | 250 | 290 | 851 | 759 | 671 | 636 | 379 | 246 | 200 | 90 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 65 | 119 | 115 | 90 | 129 | 121 | 74 | 239 | 178 | 96 | 106 | 302 | 48 | 48 | 31 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | — | — | ESE 15 | SE 15 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | 8 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 94 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2457 | 2207 | 1840 | 1462 | 1405 | 1121 | 921 | 1131 | 1081 | 348 | 402 | 634 | 682 | 1509 | 1985 | 3865 | 4850 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 163 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 220 | 256 | 259 | 256 | 256 |
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