Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 878 | 1008 | 916 | 828 | 711 | 595 | 373 | 319 | 268 | 319 | 300 | 362 | 711 | 691 | 1185 | 2265 | 4177 | 4543 | 4758 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.43m | 8:43AM1.33m | 9:04PM1.43m | 9:28AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.22m | 2:56PM0.23m | 3:27AM0.21m | 3:42PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 878 | 1008 | 916 | 828 | 711 | 595 | 373 | 319 | 214 | 319 | 300 | 362 | 711 | 691 | 320 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 294 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 81 | 168 | 268 | 158 | 171 | 38 | 45 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNW 2 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | 25 | 295 | 1185 | 2265 | 4177 | 4543 | 4758 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 197 | 217 | 265 | 267 | 242 | 242 |
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