Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1985 | 3360 | 4188 | 4677 | 4558 | 3855 | 4339 | 3872 | 5313 | 4284 | 1643 | 1279 | 2334 | 2123 | 513 | 477 | 597 | 334 | 298 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:05PM1.47m | 10:32AM1.44m | 10:54PM1.41m | 11:21AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23AM0.15m | 4:48PM0.20m | 5:10AM0.21m | 5:37PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 154 | — | — | — | 26 | 9 | 3133 | 2135 | 1636 | 2228 | 636 | 1279 | 943 | 262 | 265 | 347 | 396 | 334 | 298 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 481 | 528 | 573 | 1643 | 503 | 362 | 228 | 131 | 154 | 121 | 116 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | S 13 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | 52 | — | — | — | 350 | 126 | 146 | 78 | 50 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1985 | 3360 | 4188 | 4677 | 4558 | 3855 | 4339 | 3872 | 5313 | 4284 | — | — | 2334 | 2123 | 513 | 477 | 597 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 215 | 256 | 256 | 269 | 163 | 40 | 40 | 256 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
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