Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 264 | 255 | 192 | 146 | 110 | 102 | 71 | 47 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 25 | 38 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 10:18PM1.46m | 10:46AM1.51m | 11:11PM1.46m | 11:40AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:35AM0.14m | 5:06PM0.16m | 5:27AM0.14m | 6:01PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | 330 | 264 | 255 | 192 | 146 | 110 | 102 | 71 | 47 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 18 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 25 | 38 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | S 14 | NE 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 4 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 15 | NE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 116 | 118 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 2 |
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