Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 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 2AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 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 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 724 | 663 | 627 | 651 | 730 | 689 | 567 | 492 | 424 | 520 | 1044 | 1485 | 1580 | 811 | 1548 | 1242 | 1037 | 858 | 812 | 663 | 613 | 492 | 470 |
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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:29PM1.38m | 4:48AM1.30m | 5:13PM1.40m | 5:33AM1.30m | 5:58PM1.42m | 6:17AM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:44PM0.32m | 10:57AM0.29m | 11:31PM0.31m | 11:42AM0.28m | 00:18AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 724 | 724 | 663 | 627 | 651 | 730 | 689 | 567 | 492 | 424 | 480 | 528 | 506 | 521 | 487 | 1548 | 449 | 479 | 489 | 490 | 510 | 434 | 371 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 6 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 357 | 264 | 181 | 125 | 77 | 73 | 130 | 61 | 39 | 168 | 520 | 1044 | 1485 | 1580 | 811 | 471 | 1242 | 1037 | 858 | 812 | 663 | 613 | 492 | 470 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | SSW 17 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 30 | 57 | 21 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 43 | 723 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | — | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 56 | 54 | 146 | 182 | 200 | 39 | 166 | 137 | 153 | 56 | 703 | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 26 | 29 | 205 | 207 | 210 | 0 | 39 | 215 | 215 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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