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 7PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 193 | 427 | 516 | 1074 | 2639 | 1979 | 1723 | 1249 | 1021 | 1581 | 475 | 816 | 768 | 1068 | 969 | 769 | 618 | 604 | 614 | 520 | 403 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.57m | 6:44AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.54m | 7:34AM1.50m | 7:57PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.08m | 00:37AM0.07m | 12:58PM0.09m | 1:27AM0.09m | 1:50PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 19 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 193 | 62 | 127 | 1074 | 2639 | 1979 | 1723 | 1249 | 1021 | 749 | 475 | 66 | 768 | 1068 | 969 | 769 | 618 | 604 | 614 | 520 | 403 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 427 | 516 | 340 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 23 | — | 3 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | S 6 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 108 | 205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1581 | 89 | 816 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 199 | 190 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 112 | 100 | 2 |
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