Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | ESE 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 154 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 124 | 121 | 94 | 92 | 65 | 57 | 82 | 73 | 46 | 24 | 21 | 67 | 27 | 33 | 34 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.58m | 3:34AM1.50m | 4:07PM1.64m | 4:33AM1.53m | 5:05PM1.69m | 5:32AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.12m | 9:46AM0.05m | 10:26PM0.08m | 10:45AM0.02m | 11:26PM0.04m | 11:44AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — |
 | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 180 | 154 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 124 | 121 | 94 | 82 | 65 | 57 | 42 | 46 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 27 | 20 | 13 | 73 | 70 | 65 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 119 | 141 | 130 | 116 | 110 | 104 | 71 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 25 | 82 | 73 | 44 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 33 | 34 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 20 | — | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | ESE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 |
| kJ | 19 | 7 | — | 65 | 42 | 23 | 6 | 60 | 92 | 32 | 56 | 5 | 5 | — | 19 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 33 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 2 | 55 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 55 | 61 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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