Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 162 | 162 | 222 | 198 | 263 | 155 | 207 | 287 | 386 | 606 | 871 | 1485 | 1468 | 1355 | 1078 | 915 | 700 | 551 | 441 | 359 | 347 | 285 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:40AM1.26m | 4:07PM1.37m | 4:27AM1.27m | 4:53PM1.39m | 5:13AM1.30m | 5:38PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.30m | 10:24PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.28m | 11:11PM0.29m | 11:23AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 68 | 162 | 222 | 198 | 263 | 155 | 207 | 287 | 386 | 606 | 871 | 1485 | 1468 | 1355 | 1078 | 915 | 700 | 551 | 441 | 359 | 347 | 285 | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 162 | 44 | 43 | 24 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | S 18 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | E 16 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | 9 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | SW 6 | — | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 11 | — | 15 | — | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 43 | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 92 | 89 | 68 | 56 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 55 | 111 | 55 | 109 | 80 | 80 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 80 | 61 | 55 | 55 |
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