Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 117 | 147 | 147 | 143 | 97 | 94 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 45 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:11PM1.50m | 5:40AM1.45m | 6:03PM1.49m | 6:31AM1.47m | 6:53PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.14m | 11:30PM0.12m | 11:52AM0.15m | 00:21AM0.12m | 12:45PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 117 | 147 | 147 | 143 | 97 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 96 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 57 | 55 | 83 | 45 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 33 | 89 | 80 | 74 | 24 | 69 | 96 | 52 | 70 | 64 | 40 | 38 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | NE 8 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 94 | 54 | 9 | 11 | 68 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 35 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 163 | 111 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 109 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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