Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1707 | 1342 | 1229 | 1187 | 771 | 734 | 710 | 666 | 979 | 517 | 428 | 2046 | 2637 | 3155 | 3024 | 2429 | 1951 | 1566 | 1275 | 1041 | 840 | 792 | 670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:18AM1.51m | 9:43PM1.59m | 10:12AM1.47m | 10:35PM1.52m | 11:05AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14AM0.02m | 3:31PM0.05m | 4:06AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.11m | 4:57AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1707 | 1342 | 1229 | 1187 | 771 | 734 | 710 | 666 | 979 | 220 | 220 | 2046 | 2637 | 3155 | 3024 | 2429 | 1951 | 1566 | 1275 | 1041 | 840 | 792 | 670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | ESE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 536 | 458 | 458 | 351 | 341 | 268 | 260 | 58 | 226 | 517 | 428 | 180 | 177 | 174 | 148 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 107 | 82 | 82 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 230 | — | 184 | 184 | 180 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 26 | 38 | 41 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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