Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 64 | 38 | 86 | 57 | 96 | 225 | 270 | 394 | 692 | 838 | 993 | 1094 | 1214 | 1273 | 1257 | 1209 | 1132 | 1117 | 1102 | 974 | 961 | 874 | 763 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 6:03PM1.71m | 6:29AM1.56m | 7:00PM1.72m | 7:26AM1.56m | 7:55PM1.70m | 8:23AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.01m | 12:43PM-0.02m | 1:23AM-0.00m | 1:40PM-0.02m | 2:20AM-0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 64 | 64 | 38 | 86 | 57 | 96 | 225 | 270 | 394 | 692 | 838 | 993 | 1094 | 1214 | 1273 | 1257 | 1209 | 1132 | 1117 | 1102 | 974 | 961 | 874 | 763 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 7 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 31 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 43 | 223 | 367 | 326 | 259 | 190 | 264 | 203 | 185 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | NE 4 | S 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | — | SW 9 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | — | SW 20 | S 19 | S 24 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 | 62 | 5 | 18 | 148 | 104 | 126 | 113 | 8 | — | 15 | 7 | 106 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | W 8 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 9 | 29 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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