Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 108 | 288 | 304 | 326 | 287 | 278 | 264 | 205 | 179 | 195 | 205 | 202 | 321 | 343 | 294 | 209 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:20PM1.37m | 10:44AM1.41m | 11:06PM1.33m | 11:30AM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.25m | 5:03PM0.27m | 5:19AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 108 | 288 | 304 | 326 | 287 | 278 | 264 | 205 | 179 | 195 | 205 | 202 | 195 | 182 | 179 | 154 | 123 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 6 | SE 13 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 46 | 23 | 30 | 21 | 24 | 321 | 343 | 294 | 209 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | S 16 | NE 6 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 17 | 4 | 21 | 30 | 5 | 21 | 9 | 46 | 18 | 45 | 67 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | W 2 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 11 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 16 | — | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
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