Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 19s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 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 | 710 | 666 | 1114 | 517 | 953 | 2024 | 2609 | 3155 | 2992 | 2429 | 1974 | 1586 | 1275 | 1041 | 828 | 690 | 670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.59m | 10:12AM1.47m | 10:35PM1.52m | 11:05AM1.44m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.11m | 4:57AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | 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 |
| kJ | 710 | 666 | 1114 | 220 | 953 | 2024 | 2609 | 3155 | 2992 | 2429 | 1974 | 1586 | 1275 | 1041 | 828 | 690 | 670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 6 | ESE 12 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 260 | 62 | 226 | 517 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 156 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 230 | — | 184 | 266 | 180 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 2 | 2 |
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