Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 198 | 263 | 155 | 207 | 287 | 386 | 606 | 1169 | 998 | 1485 | 1456 | 1330 | 808 | 700 | 560 | 448 | 359 | 347 | 285 | 285 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.37m | 4:27AM1.27m | 4:53PM1.39m | 5:13AM1.30m | 5:38PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.30m | 10:24PM0.32m | 10:35AM0.28m | 11:11PM0.29m | 11:23AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 222 | 198 | 263 | 155 | 207 | 287 | 386 | 606 | 1169 | 998 | 1485 | 1456 | 1330 | 808 | 700 | 560 | 448 | 359 | 347 | 285 | 285 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 26 | 33 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 26 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 10 | S 18 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 10 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 4 | 24 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 7 | 24 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 27 | 45 | 41 | 89 | 102 | 84 | 65 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 111 | 111 | 58 | 109 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 58 | 55 | 80 |
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