Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 121 | 111 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 58 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 122 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 253 | 253 | 241 | 212 | 205 | 199 | 150 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:11AM1.47m | 9:33PM1.42m | 9:57AM1.44m | 10:20PM1.37m | 10:44AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:02AM0.15m | 3:29PM0.18m | 3:48AM0.20m | 4:16PM0.23m | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:03PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 121 | 111 | 77 | 58 | 71 | 42 | 167 | 142 | 127 | 120 | 122 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 253 | 253 | 241 | 212 | 205 | 199 | 150 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 16 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 36 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 4 | S 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 40 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 20 | 46 | 46 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | N 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 60 | — | 1 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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