
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 110 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 47 | 41 | 37 | 191 | 130 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 102 | 21 | 26 | 52 | 195 | 346 | 522 | 836 | 2151 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:01AM1.46m | 4:30PM1.58m | 4:57AM1.48m | 5:24PM1.58m | 5:51AM1.49m | 6:17PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12AM0.09m | 10:50PM0.09m | 11:09AM0.08m | 11:45PM0.08m | 12:05PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 |
110 | 110 | 91 | 74 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 94 | 130 | 110 | 87 | 47 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 195 | 346 | 522 | 836 | 2151 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | NE 9 | S 17 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 13 |
22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 104 | 102 | 12 | 21 | 52 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 66 | 70 | 113 | 107 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | S 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 77 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | — | 7 | 17 | 32 | 76 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 73 | 147 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 217 | 136 | 80 | 2 |
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