Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 176 | 277 | 375 | 705 | 900 | 921 | 621 | 621 | 454 | 499 | 550 | 470 | 363 | 458 | 1093 | 1621 | 2314 | 2633 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM1.65m | 7:06AM1.53m | 7:33PM1.63m | 8:00AM1.52m | 8:25PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.03m | 1:19PM0.03m | 1:55AM0.03m | 2:14PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 15 | 20 | 7 | 437 | 534 | 617 | 621 | 621 | 454 | 499 | 550 | 470 | 363 | 319 | 284 | 257 | 220 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 19 |
| kJ | 16 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 120 | 117 | 64 | 72 | 110 | 94 | 51 | 25 | 23 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 20 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 30 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 93 | 176 | 277 | 375 | 705 | 900 | 921 | — | — | — | 69 | — | 8 | 54 | 458 | 1093 | 1621 | 2314 | 2633 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 80 | 163 | 163 | 154 | 147 | 111 | 109 | 111 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 205 | 205 | 210 | 210 | 220 |
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