Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (07 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 56 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 7 | 531 | 889 | 868 | 865 | 903 | 1074 | 1482 | 1254 | 760 | 655 | 527 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:04AM1.44m | 1:36PM1.55m | 2:03AM1.44m | 2:35PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:18AM0.12m | 7:56PM0.14m | 8:15AM0.11m | 8:55PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 1074 | 1162 | 996 | 760 | 655 | 527 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | E 16 | — | NE 9 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | 3 | 21 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | — | — | SW 15 | — | — | E 16 | — | S 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 57 | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | N 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | 26 | — | 1 | 24 | 130 | 531 | 889 | 868 | 865 | 903 | 475 | 1482 | 1254 | 167 | 127 | 289 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 109 | 111 | 199 | 111 | 111 | 114 | 199 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 40 | 205 | 40 | 0 |
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