Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
270 | 213 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 158 | 149 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 41 | 57 | 57 | 106 | 205 | 603 | 609 | 1103 | 1098 | 912 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:59AM1.32m | 6:23PM1.43m | 6:45AM1.35m | 7:08PM1.45m | 7:31AM1.39m | 7:53PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.22m | 00:43AM0.22m | 12:57PM0.20m | 1:28AM0.19m | 1:44PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
270 | 213 | 209 | 205 | 205 | 202 | 158 | 149 | 112 | 78 | 75 | 51 | 33 | 41 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 205 | 290 | 609 | 1103 | 1098 | 912 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | NE 9 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
62 | 43 | 37 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 106 | 27 | 198 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | NE 9 | S 19 | SSW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 27 | 64 | 100 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 |
144 | 104 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 40 | 114 | 603 | — | 5 | 1 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 73 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 54 |
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