Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 325 | 281 | 281 | 248 | 199 | 194 | 162 | 118 | 229 | 201 | 141 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:51AM1.28m | 4:15PM1.38m | 4:39AM1.32m | 5:02PM1.42m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46PM0.30m | 10:00AM0.27m | 10:33PM0.26m | 10:49AM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 325 | 281 | 281 | 248 | 199 | 194 | 162 | 118 | 229 | 201 | 141 | 198 | 195 | 189 | 183 | 172 | 187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 35 | 85 | 98 | 86 | 81 | 111 | 73 | 51 | 51 | 44 | 121 | 134 | 132 | 89 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 18 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | S 14 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 55 | 34 | 81 | 73 | 121 | 97 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 63 | 54 | 2 |
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