Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 121 | 112 | 82 | 74 | 1361 | 1816 | 2650 | 2697 | 5683 | 5485 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.42m | 6:31AM1.30m | 6:55PM1.43m | 7:15AM1.31m | 7:38PM1.43m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.28m | 12:41PM0.25m | 1:17AM0.26m | 1:26PM0.24m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 314 | 314 | 263 | 263 | 202 | 202 | 161 | 121 | 112 | 82 | 56 | 556 | 151 | 121 | 153 | 2590 | 3087 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 12 | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 36 | 36 | 17 | 24 | 42 | 52 | 42 | 31 | 37 | 79 | 74 | 134 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 174 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 6 | SE 11 | E 14 | ESE 10 | E 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 79 | 6 | 19 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 23 | 49 | 47 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 22 | 1361 | 1816 | 2650 | 2697 | 5683 | 5485 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 29 | 54 | 40 | 21 | 26 | 40 | 205 | 54 | 26 |
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