Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 759 | 638 | 1161 | 694 | 1892 | 3666 | 4643 | 1927 | 2747 | 3032 | 2723 | 2384 | 1667 | 1370 | 1275 | 1305 | 2615 | 1894 | 1451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.46m | 8:17AM1.43m | 8:39PM1.47m | 9:05AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.17m | 2:32PM0.17m | 2:58AM0.16m | 3:22PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 759 | 638 | 11 | 694 | 8 | 1806 | 1665 | 1927 | 2747 | 3032 | 2723 | 2384 | 1667 | 1370 | 1275 | 874 | 2615 | 1894 | 1451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 28 | 19 | 5 | 7 | — | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 481 | 607 | 735 | 1305 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | NE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 1161 | 353 | 1892 | 3666 | 4643 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 24 | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 539 | 136 | 85 | 147 | 61 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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