Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 552 | 608 | 493 | 439 | 305 | 279 | 252 | 546 | 400 | 972 | 923 | 470 | 463 | 420 | 342 | 330 | 264 | 255 | 199 | 192 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.41m | 11:42PM1.35m | 12:09PM1.38m | 00:30AM1.31m | 12:56PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.25m | 5:56AM0.26m | 6:25PM0.30m | 6:42AM0.30m | 7:12PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 258 | 392 | 331 | 291 | 305 | 279 | 252 | 546 | 400 | 972 | 923 | 470 | 463 | 420 | 342 | 330 | 264 | 255 | 199 | 192 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 139 | 113 | 119 | 116 | 94 | 90 | 68 | 258 | 249 | 94 | 92 | 86 | 61 | 36 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 36 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 16 | NNE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | E 14 | ESE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 81 | 78 | 50 | 93 | 204 | 199 | 62 | 48 | — | — | 183 | 87 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 20 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 552 | 608 | 493 | 439 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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