Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (02 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2309 | 3028 | 2873 | 2348 | 2001 | 1370 | 1237 | 1305 | 2584 | 1869 | 1447 | 1196 | 972 | 734 | 620 | 420 | 330 | 268 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.47m | 9:05AM1.46m | 9:27PM1.47m | 9:54AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:58AM0.16m | 3:22PM0.16m | 3:46AM0.15m | 4:13PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2309 | 3028 | 2873 | 2348 | 2001 | 1370 | 1237 | 762 | 2584 | 1869 | 1447 | 1196 | 972 | 734 | 620 | 420 | 330 | 268 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 492 | 607 | 1305 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 5 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 13 | 50 | — | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | 33 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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