Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 16 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 208 | 255 | 526 | 518 | 482 | 453 | 504 | 475 | 538 | 530 | 653 | 643 | 745 | 850 | 894 | 880 | 1510 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.28m | 3:09PM1.36m | 3:28AM1.28m | 3:55PM1.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.31m | 9:23PM0.35m | 9:37AM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 154 | 151 | 236 | 248 | 294 | 272 | 504 | 272 | 238 | 210 | 653 | 643 | 316 | 521 | 894 | 534 | 567 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 208 | 255 | 229 | 272 | 272 | 257 | 16 | 475 | 538 | 530 | 210 | 202 | 745 | 745 | 43 | 880 | 1026 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | SW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 112 | 110 | 116 | 196 | 54 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | 12 | 13 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 229 | 526 | 518 | 482 | 453 | 272 | 398 | 346 | 54 | 336 | 368 | 579 | 850 | 588 | 819 | 1510 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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