Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), 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 WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 38 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 28 | 39 | 52 | 127 | 211 | 132 | 137 | 163 | 249 | 1350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | -1 | -2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 12 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 211 | 35 | 137 | 163 | 160 | 521 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | SE 17 | ESE 16 | E 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 12 | 132 | 31 | 76 | 181 | 121 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 11 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 18 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 40 | 6 | 26 | 49 | 16 | 3 | 208 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | WNW 2 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 28 | 39 | 52 | 127 | 113 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 249 | 1350 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 6 | 109 | 109 | 190 | 109 | 190 | 140 | 152 | 109 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 40 |
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