Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1333 | 1090 | 1038 | 932 | 849 | 745 | 669 | 1134 | 854 | 2419 | 3667 | 5219 | 5730 | 6043 | 5864 | 5014 | 4075 | 3723 | 2570 | 1837 | 1936 | 1080 | 981 | 1162 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.34m | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:19PM1.39m | 00:40AM1.42m | 1:13PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22AM0.22m | 5:40PM0.25m | 6:09AM0.20m | 6:32PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.16m | 7:28PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 22 | S 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1333 | 1090 | 1038 | 932 | 849 | 745 | 399 | 641 | 669 | 706 | 734 | 69 | 18 | 9 | 70 | 74 | 57 | 126 | 2570 | 1837 | 1936 | 1080 | 981 | 1162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | S 7 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 33 | 123 | 669 | 682 | 6 | 55 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 103 | 120 | 164 | 51 | 48 | 45 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 16 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 14 | 135 | 94 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 70 | 68 | 340 | — | 1134 | 854 | 2419 | 3667 | 5219 | 5730 | 6043 | 5864 | 5014 | 4075 | 3723 | 450 | 396 | 619 | 289 | 160 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 114 | 115 | 197 | 205 | 252 | 252 | 252 | 258 | 258 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 40 | 21 | 21 |
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