Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (19 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 771 | 734 | 710 | 666 | 1114 | 953 | 953 | 2024 | 2609 | 3155 | 2992 | 2429 | 1974 | 1586 | 1275 | 1041 | 840 | 690 | 670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.59m | 10:12AM1.47m | 10:35PM1.52m | 11:05AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.05m | 4:25PM0.11m | 4:57AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 771 | 734 | 710 | 666 | 1114 | 953 | 953 | 2024 | 2609 | 3155 | 2992 | 2429 | 1974 | 1586 | 1275 | 1041 | 840 | 690 | 670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 341 | 268 | 260 | 60 | 226 | 226 | 184 | 180 | 177 | 156 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 107 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ESE 12 | — | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 230 | — | 69 | 266 | 180 | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 45 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 26 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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