Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1980 | 1591 | 1279 | 1041 | 840 | 690 | 577 | 551 | 427 | 342 | 278 | 146 | 143 | 125 | 85 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM1.44m | 11:27PM1.45m | 11:57AM1.40m | 00:17AM1.38m | 12:47PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.17m | 5:46AM0.16m | 6:09PM0.23m | 6:33AM0.22m | 6:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1980 | 1591 | 1279 | 1041 | 840 | 690 | 577 | 551 | 427 | 342 | 278 | 146 | 143 | 94 | 85 | 63 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 111 | 109 | 107 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 69 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 76 | 77 | 125 | 85 | 57 | 56 | 33 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 27 | 32 | 26 | 14 | 11 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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