Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 17 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 24 | 103 | 98 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 32 | 57 | 55 | 23 | 47 | 51 | 61 | 75 | 43 | 143 | 664 | 1177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:06AM1.45m | 12:37PM1.54m | 1:04AM1.44m | 1:36PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.15m | 6:21AM0.13m | 6:58PM0.15m | 7:18AM0.12m | 7:56PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 103 | 98 | 58 | 32 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 55 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 43 | 43 | 27 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NE 10 | S 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | SW 16 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 57 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 62 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 18 | NE 4 | NE 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 11 | 47 | 51 | 61 | 75 | 6 | 143 | 664 | 1177 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 109 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 61 | 2 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 109 | 0 | 21 | 163 | 116 | 140 |
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