Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | S 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 40 | 83 | 132 | 137 | 160 | 181 | 208 | 255 | 229 | 272 | 330 | 342 | 504 | 475 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:06AM1.33m | 1:35PM1.36m | 1:54AM1.30m | 2:22PM1.35m | 2:42AM1.28m | 3:09PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM0.26m | 7:48PM0.32m | 8:05AM0.30m | 8:36PM0.34m | 8:51AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 40 | 83 | 44 | 137 | 160 | 160 | 74 | 71 | 73 | 109 | 171 | 342 | 504 | 222 | 237 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 11 | E 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ESE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 12 | S 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 40 | 12 | 132 | 42 | 21 | 181 | 154 | 151 | 144 | 272 | 268 | 132 | 16 | 475 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 18 | SE 17 | NE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | SW 14 | S 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 49 | 76 | 3 | 208 | 255 | 229 | 108 | 146 | 17 | 54 | 15 | 215 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 2 | S 3 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 26 | 39 | 50 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 46 | 135 | 130 | 135 | 196 | 330 | 215 | 214 | 358 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 6 | 109 | 190 | 109 | 152 | 63 | 61 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 199 | 21 | 0 |
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