Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 18ft (5.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 849 | 828 | 856 | 1213 | 3086 | 5200 | 6683 | 6937 | 6252 | 6699 | 6299 | 5638 | 4797 | 3010 | 2349 | 1727 | 1412 | 1657 | 1186 | 1462 | 1145 | 1060 | 1060 | 967 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:19PM1.39m | 00:40AM1.42m | 1:13PM1.45m | 1:36AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.25m | 6:09AM0.20m | 6:32PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.16m | 7:28PM0.19m | 7:52AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | — | SW 22 | S 22 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 849 | 669 | 669 | 598 | 609 | 514 | 69 | — | 18 | 9 | — | 74 | 58 | 3010 | 2349 | 1727 | 1412 | 1657 | 1186 | 1201 | 1145 | 1060 | 1060 | 967 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 20 |
| kJ | 33 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 55 | 119 | 119 | 192 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 37 | 36 | 20 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 14 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 70 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 127 | 828 | 856 | 1213 | 3086 | 5200 | 6683 | 6937 | 6252 | 6699 | 6299 | 5638 | 4797 | 567 | 309 | 383 | 373 | 283 | 164 | 1462 | 163 | 99 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 197 | 197 | 40 | 197 | 197 | 197 | 207 | 207 | 252 | 252 | 272 | 252 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 40 | 21 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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