Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 89 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 75 | 137 | 92 | 32 | 33 | 92 | 92 | 104 | 146 | 157 | 112 | 269 | 223 | 241 | 292 | 496 | 311 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:25PM1.69m | 5:51AM1.57m | 6:22PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.59m | 7:19PM1.75m | 7:47AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM0.03m | 12:04PM-0.02m | 00:45AM-0.00m | 1:03PM-0.03m | 1:43AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 89 | 86 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 17 | 79 | 58 | 32 | 24 | 92 | 92 | 96 | 107 | 144 | 83 | 183 | 223 | 241 | 292 | 496 | 311 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ESE 12 | S 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | S 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 40 | 68 | 104 | 146 | 14 | 65 | 121 | 91 | 103 | 98 | 12 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | S 15 | S 19 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 4 | SW 5 | — | W 3 | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | SSW 10 | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 20 | 75 | 137 | 92 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 37 | 157 | 112 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 163 | 163 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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