Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 490 | 432 | 379 | 331 | 270 | 264 | 232 | 220 | 174 | 145 | 110 | 88 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02AM1.45m | 3:33PM1.58m | 4:01AM1.46m | 4:30PM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55PM0.13m | 9:14AM0.10m | 9:53PM0.11m | 10:12AM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 490 | 432 | 379 | 331 | 270 | 264 | 232 | 220 | 174 | 145 | 110 | 88 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 51 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 39 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 80 | 54 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 109 |
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