Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 39 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 82 | 170 | 94 | 137 | 137 | 125 | 305 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.38m | 12:47PM1.38m | 1:06AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.36m | 1:54AM1.30m | 2:22PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33AM0.22m | 6:59PM0.28m | 7:19AM0.26m | 7:48PM0.32m | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 73 | 70 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 21 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 91 | 81 | 77 | 137 | 125 | 121 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | SE 17 | SE 16 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 56 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 41 | 94 | 137 | 33 | 76 | 133 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 8 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 17 |
| kJ | 11 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 49 | 17 | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 42 | 41 | 82 | 170 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 305 | 792 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 109 | 116 | 61 | 109 | 190 | 140 | 152 | 80 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 147 | 197 | 40 | 21 |
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