Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1759 | 1476 | 1256 | 1245 | 927 | 869 | 855 | 827 | 594 | 563 | 486 | 415 | 407 | 400 | 331 | 308 | 350 | 222 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:21AM1.44m | 12:53PM1.50m | 1:18AM1.45m | 1:51PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:15PM0.19m | 6:38AM0.15m | 7:11PM0.17m | 7:33AM0.13m | 8:09PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 1759 | 1476 | 1256 | 1245 | 927 | 869 | 855 | 827 | 594 | 563 | 486 | 415 | 407 | 400 | 331 | 308 | 350 | 163 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 10 | SSE 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 232 | 224 | 209 | 89 | 341 | 348 | 100 | 4 | 163 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 123 | 163 | 247 | 239 | 196 | 222 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 93 | 25 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 39 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 2 | 2 |
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