Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (30 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 19s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (30 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 492 | 426 | 527 | 1044 | 1485 | 1580 | 1988 | 1405 | 1106 | 1051 | 858 | 701 | 659 | 613 | 499 | 470 | 371 | 369 | 392 | 465 | 448 | 432 | 358 | 345 |
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 | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.40m | 5:33AM1.30m | 5:58PM1.42m | 6:17AM1.31m | 6:42PM1.42m | 7:02AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.31m | 11:42AM0.28m | 00:18AM0.30m | 12:28PM0.27m | 1:04AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 17 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 492 | 426 | 417 | 414 | 1485 | 1580 | 1988 | 1405 | 388 | 461 | 479 | 417 | 417 | 426 | 371 | 371 | 371 | 369 | 392 | 465 | 448 | 432 | 358 | 345 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSE 7 | S 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 39 | 168 | 192 | 1044 | 441 | 380 | 440 | 441 | 1106 | 1051 | 858 | 701 | 659 | 613 | 499 | 470 | 365 | 347 | 202 | 146 | 143 | 100 | 92 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 36 | 527 | 138 | 113 | 100 | 77 | 71 | 48 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 148 | 159 | 155 | 153 | 150 | 100 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 166 | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 242 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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