Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 54 | 51 | 69 | 132 | 137 | 160 | 181 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.36m | 1:54AM1.30m | 2:22PM1.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59PM0.28m | 7:19AM0.26m | 7:48PM0.32m | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.34m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 63 | 46 | 137 | 160 | 160 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 69 | 132 | 31 | 76 | 181 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 8 | ESE 11 | SE 13 | SE 18 | NE 7 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 49 | 19 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | SW 8 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 28 | 42 | 54 | 18 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 59 | 167 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 109 | 109 | 190 | 109 | 190 | 140 | 152 | 63 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 147 | 29 | 217 |
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