Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 201 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 177 | 187 | 313 | 525 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.32m | 5:02PM1.42m | 5:27AM1.37m | 5:50PM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33PM0.26m | 10:49AM0.24m | 11:20PM0.21m | 11:39AM0.20m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 229 | 201 | 154 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 | 205 | 202 | 202 | 202 | 177 | 187 | 313 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 15 | NE 5 | S 10 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 75 | 59 | 52 | 68 | 125 | 101 | 98 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 85 | 57 | 50 | 84 | 8 | 17 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 10 | ESE 15 | NNE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 90 | 36 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 88 | 85 | 48 | 86 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 41 | 525 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 85 | 199 | 0 |
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