Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 9 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 60 | 59 | 50 | 193 | 427 | 522 | 1225 | 2639 | 2281 | 1891 | 1371 | 1127 | 2096 | 521 | 343 | 992 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:17PM1.57m | 6:44AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.54m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.08m | 12:05PM0.08m | 00:37AM0.07m | 12:58PM0.09m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 31 | 20 | 19 | 50 | 193 | 427 | 522 | 1225 | 2639 | 2281 | 1891 | 1371 | 1127 | 839 | 521 | 253 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SE 7 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 103 | 12 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 263 | 32 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 59 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 60 | 59 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 42 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 5 | S 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | 18 | 25 | 58 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2096 | 69 | 343 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 163 | 163 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 199 | 116 | 0 |
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