Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 757 | 865 | 908 | 894 | 1857 | 1969 | 1883 | 1789 | 1817 | 1783 | 1699 | 1497 | 1427 | 1245 | 1207 | 1134 | 1081 | 986 | 970 | 918 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55PM1.37m | 4:15AM1.28m | 4:41PM1.38m | 5:00AM1.29m | 5:27PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37AM0.31m | 10:11PM0.34m | 10:23AM0.30m | 10:59PM0.32m | 11:10AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 710 | 316 | 865 | 341 | 376 | 1857 | 1969 | 1883 | 1789 | 1817 | 1783 | 1699 | 1497 | 1427 | 1245 | 1207 | 1134 | 1081 | 986 | 970 | 918 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 210 | 757 | 42 | 908 | 894 | 64 | 56 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 65 | 64 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 12 | — | 12 | 59 | 13 | 64 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 358 | 540 | 437 | 628 | 526 | 498 | — | — | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
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