Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 192 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 102 | 73 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 458 | 108 | 272 | 1016 | 985 | 984 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.28m | 1:44PM1.34m | 2:05AM1.26m | 2:32PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.33m | 7:28AM0.32m | 8:00PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.33m | 8:48PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 |
| kJ | 199 | 192 | 189 | 149 | 146 | 102 | 73 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 134 | 108 | 187 | 1016 | 985 | 984 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 33 | 272 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | — | — | — | NE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | S 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 57 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 34 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | N 2 | N 2 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 62 | 458 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 61 | 61 | 58 | 61 | 6 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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