Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 672 | 666 | 638 | 615 | 615 | 629 | 524 | 443 | 370 | 323 | 280 | 270 | 237 | 232 | 202 | 153 | 123 | 110 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 50 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | off |
High Tide | 2:03AM1.44m | 2:35PM1.57m | 3:02AM1.45m | 3:33PM1.58m | 4:01AM1.46m | 4:30PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15AM0.11m | 8:55PM0.13m | 9:14AM0.10m | 9:53PM0.11m | 10:12AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 672 | 666 | 638 | 615 | 615 | 629 | 524 | 443 | 370 | 323 | 280 | 270 | 237 | 232 | 202 | 153 | 123 | 110 | 72 | 72 | 50 | 50 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 16 | E 16 | SW 14 | S 13 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 108 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 21 | 21 | 37 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 55 | 39 | 19 |
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