Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1038 | 914 | 889 | 669 | 742 | 809 | 1274 | 3053 | 4010 | 6032 | 6385 | 6177 | 6095 | 5775 | 5426 | 4631 | 3631 | 2010 | 1449 | 1207 | 1080 | 1530 | 1082 | 1070 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:27AM1.34m | 11:48PM1.41m | 12:19PM1.39m | 00:40AM1.42m | 1:13PM1.45m | 1:36AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.25m | 6:09AM0.20m | 6:32PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.16m | 7:28PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 21 | — | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1038 | 914 | 889 | 669 | 598 | 669 | 682 | 693 | 658 | — | — | 45 | — | 74 | 75 | 57 | 3297 | 2010 | 1449 | 1207 | 1080 | 1530 | 1082 | 1070 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 255 | 186 | 50 | 44 | 19 | 38 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 8 | — | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 21 | S 21 |
| kJ | 37 | 35 | 35 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 94 | 9 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | S 8 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 28 | 368 | 742 | 809 | 1274 | 3053 | 4010 | 6032 | 6385 | 6177 | 6095 | 5775 | 5426 | 4631 | 3631 | 359 | 443 | 372 | 289 | 228 | 133 | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 21 | 140 | 40 | 197 | 111 | 115 | 197 | 205 | 207 | 252 | 252 | 258 | 254 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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