Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 199 | 212 | 309 | 568 | 840 | 375 | 455 | 455 | 341 | 382 | 456 | 480 | 530 | 556 | 733 | 758 | 930 | 1474 | 1885 | 1863 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.45m | 7:15AM1.43m | 7:38PM1.47m | 8:03AM1.49m | 8:27PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.20m | 1:07AM0.17m | 1:29PM0.16m | 1:55AM0.14m | 2:20PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | 202 | 199 | 212 | 309 | 251 | 318 | 375 | 455 | 455 | 341 | 382 | 456 | 480 | 530 | 556 | 733 | 758 | 930 | 1474 | 1885 | 1863 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 15 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 84 | 30 | 17 | 219 | 215 | 212 | 206 | 206 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 104 | 103 | 101 | 57 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | S 10 | ESE 15 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 85 | 47 | 86 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 38 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 11 | 87 | 568 | 840 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 26 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 111 | 111 | 0 | 0 |
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