Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 23s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 21s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 21s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1087 | 947 | 934 | 908 | 1310 | 2243 | 2335 | 2039 | 1707 | 1342 | 1229 | 1015 | 901 | 734 | 710 | 666 | 997 | 971 | 428 | 2046 | 2921 | 3498 | 3354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:23AM1.54m | 8:50PM1.66m | 9:18AM1.51m | 9:43PM1.59m | 10:12AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM-0.00m | 2:36PM0.01m | 3:14AM0.02m | 3:31PM0.05m | 4:06AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 1087 | 947 | 934 | 908 | 721 | 2243 | 2335 | 2039 | 1707 | 1342 | 1229 | 1015 | 901 | 734 | 710 | 666 | 997 | 971 | 181 | 2046 | 2921 | 3498 | 3354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 23 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 137 | 196 | 149 | 141 | 1310 | 700 | 690 | 590 | 536 | 458 | 458 | 451 | 341 | 320 | 260 | 255 | 226 | 226 | 428 | 180 | 177 | 156 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 25 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | S 20 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 39 | 29 | 193 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | 69 | 180 | 180 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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