Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (15 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 48 | 66 | 72 | 99 | 94 | 89 | 84 | 82 | 55 | 51 | 30 | 138 | 116 | 131 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 80 | 85 | 104 | 103 | 144 | 250 | |
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 | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:53AM1.55m | 5:25PM1.69m | 5:51AM1.57m | 6:22PM1.73m | 6:49AM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45PM0.07m | 11:06AM0.02m | 11:45PM0.03m | 12:04PM-0.02m | 00:45AM-0.00m | 1:03PM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 |
65 | 48 | 66 | 72 | 99 | 94 | 89 | 84 | 82 | 55 | 51 | 30 | 138 | 116 | 92 | 51 | 35 | 26 | 80 | 85 | 87 | 67 | 144 | 250 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | NE 4 |
24 | 24 | 29 | 23 | 14 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 68 | 104 | 103 | 68 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | S 15 | S 19 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
34 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | N 4 | WNW 2 | N 4 | — | N 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 |
2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 40 | — | — | 131 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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