Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (23 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1314 | 932 | 663 | 518 | 417 | 335 | 306 | 233 | 229 | 181 | 170 | 384 | 993 | 1324 | 1210 | 1645 | 718 | 549 | 424 | 1086 | 1494 | 1736 | 1850 | 2777 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:28PM1.40m | 00:48AM1.42m | 1:20PM1.37m | 1:39AM1.37m | 2:10PM1.36m | 2:28AM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17AM0.13m | 6:38PM0.21m | 7:07AM0.18m | 7:30PM0.26m | 7:55AM0.23m | 8:21PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1314 | 932 | 663 | 518 | 417 | 335 | 306 | 233 | 229 | 181 | 92 | 125 | 93 | 63 | 61 | 893 | 718 | 549 | 424 | 367 | 343 | 271 | 232 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | S 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 22 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 55 | 77 | 128 | 132 | 170 | 384 | 993 | 1324 | 1210 | 1645 | — | 18 | 318 | 1086 | 1494 | 1736 | 1850 | 2777 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 80 | 58 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 80 | 80 | 215 | 236 | 197 | 109 | 2 | 0 | 109 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 197 | 210 | 252 |
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