Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 67 | 256 | 137 | 160 | 181 | 208 | 255 | 654 | 653 | 719 | 377 | 504 | 475 | 538 | 530 | 530 | 770 | 1137 | 803 | 772 | 1720 | 1587 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:54AM1.30m | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:42AM1.28m | 3:09PM1.36m | 3:28AM1.28m | 3:55PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.31m | 9:23PM0.35m | 9:37AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 49 | 256 | 137 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 151 | 311 | 305 | 332 | 257 | 504 | 286 | 287 | 246 | 238 | 383 | 692 | 722 | 769 | 1238 | 1144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 12 | SE 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 12 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 67 | 26 | 37 | 20 | 181 | 208 | 255 | 229 | 272 | 272 | 199 | 4 | 475 | 538 | 530 | 530 | 643 | 688 | 18 | 43 | 793 | 908 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 11 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 13 | 49 | 76 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 112 | 110 | 116 | 4 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 50 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NW 4 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 3 | — | 1 | 5 | 38 | 120 | 229 | 654 | 653 | 719 | 377 | 368 | 464 | 408 | 387 | 424 | 770 | 1137 | 803 | 772 | 1720 | 1587 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
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