Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 667 | 1441 | 2056 | 4880 | 7338 | 2618 | 1884 | 1107 | 716 | 514 | 377 | 313 | 207 | 168 | 139 | 78 | 76 | 225 | 644 | 617 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.35m | 00:40AM1.26m | 1:05PM1.34m | 1:27AM1.24m | 1:53PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.32m | 6:36PM0.33m | 6:50AM0.33m | 7:23PM0.35m | 7:36AM0.34m | 8:11PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 79 | 57 | 45 | 28 | 2633 | 3233 | 2618 | 1884 | 1107 | 716 | 514 | 377 | 313 | 207 | 168 | 139 | 78 | 76 | 17 | 367 | 381 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 3 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | NE 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 18 | 17 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 43 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | S 17 | SE 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 18 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | WSW 3 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 149 | 667 | 1441 | 2056 | 4880 | 7338 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | 225 | 644 | 617 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 273 | 205 | 205 | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 0 |
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