Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thu 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 651 | 651 | 615 | 567 | 432 | 369 | 527 | 1044 | 1485 | 1580 | 1988 | 1405 | 1106 | 1051 | 846 | 812 | 663 | 613 | 492 | 470 | 365 | 384 | 594 | 524 |
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 | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:48AM1.30m | 5:13PM1.40m | 5:33AM1.30m | 5:58PM1.42m | 6:17AM1.31m | 6:42PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.29m | 11:31PM0.31m | 11:42AM0.28m | 00:18AM0.30m | 12:28PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 10 | S 17 | S 17 | ESE 9 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 651 | 651 | 615 | 567 | 432 | 369 | 225 | 356 | 1485 | 1580 | 520 | 1405 | 1106 | 461 | 459 | 470 | 422 | 417 | 371 | 363 | 354 | 384 | 594 | 524 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | E 10 | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | S 19 | E 9 | E 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 77 | 73 | 70 | 61 | 39 | 168 | 417 | 166 | 347 | 380 | 1988 | 388 | 380 | 1051 | 846 | 812 | 663 | 613 | 492 | 470 | 365 | 347 | 202 | 146 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 57 | 21 | 527 | 1044 | 117 | 100 | 59 | 71 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 159 | 161 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 182 | 176 | 153 | 166 | 171 | 214 | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 210 | 210 | 21 | 215 | 242 | 236 | 164 | 39 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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