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 5AM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm 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 46mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | 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 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 856 | 1231 | 2795 | 5122 | 6908 | 6937 | 6306 | 5911 | 5310 | 5051 | 3366 | 3657 | 3146 | 1667 | 1249 | 1403 | 1040 | 849 | 928 | 947 | 899 | 898 | 769 | 652 |
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-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 | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:19PM1.39m | 00:40AM1.42m | 1:13PM1.45m | 1:36AM1.45m | 2:10PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 682 | 669 | 693 | 111 | 105 | 69 | 103 | 42 | 72 | 29 | 3366 | 56 | 2817 | 1667 | 1249 | 1403 | 1040 | 849 | 928 | 947 | 899 | 898 | 769 | 652 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | — | — | — | SSW 22 | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 6 | 31 | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | 28 | 180 | 189 | 164 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 68 | 105 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | 94 | 94 | 19 | 19 | 71 | 16 | 16 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | S 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 856 | 1231 | 2795 | 5122 | 6908 | 6937 | 6306 | 5911 | 5310 | 5051 | 942 | 3657 | 3146 | 334 | 289 | 276 | 131 | 123 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 40 | 115 | 190 | 197 | 207 | 210 | 252 | 252 | 258 | 258 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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