Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 181 | 208 | 255 | 588 | 545 | 507 | 516 | 515 | 475 | 538 | 530 | 623 | 643 | 710 | 846 | 865 | 894 | 880 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:42AM1.28m | 3:09PM1.36m | 3:28AM1.28m | 3:55PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.31m | 9:23PM0.35m | 9:37AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | S 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 160 | 160 | 154 | 116 | 276 | 290 | 307 | 318 | 333 | 286 | 245 | 207 | 221 | 643 | 333 | 509 | 865 | 521 | 504 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 181 | 208 | 255 | 229 | 272 | 272 | 261 | 504 | 475 | 538 | 530 | 623 | 238 | 710 | 745 | 43 | 894 | 880 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 76 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 112 | 110 | 116 | 196 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 92 | 236 | 588 | 545 | 507 | 516 | 515 | 417 | 354 | 161 | 345 | 410 | 609 | 846 | 574 | 744 | 736 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 199 | 39 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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