Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (10 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the S on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5095 | 4957 | 4305 | 3172 | 2074 | 1667 | 1293 | 1139 | 1153 | 978 | 932 | 821 | 703 | 653 | 587 | 526 | 437 | 333 | 345 | 237 | 237 | 203 | 203 | 193 |
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 | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.42m | 1:13PM1.45m | 1:36AM1.45m | 2:10PM1.52m | 2:35AM1.47m | 3:08PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.16m | 7:28PM0.19m | 7:52AM0.13m | 8:26PM0.16m | 8:48AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 29 | 29 | 103 | 2074 | 1667 | 1293 | 1139 | 1153 | 978 | 932 | 821 | 703 | 653 | 587 | 526 | 437 | 333 | 345 | 237 | 237 | 203 | 203 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 6 | S 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 53 | 119 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 40 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 66 | 103 | 158 | 135 | 30 | 115 | 30 | 33 | 89 | 117 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 10 | — | S 16 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 6 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 20 | 19 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 54 | — | 129 | 16 | 109 | 100 | 20 | 13 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | — | SW 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5095 | 4957 | 4305 | 3172 | 349 | 377 | 291 | 193 | 226 | 125 | — | 39 | — | 30 | 97 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
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