Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarie today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarie at 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 338 | 332 | 338 | 332 | 332 | 326 | 320 | 260 | 301 | 953 | 887 | 874 | 874 | 874 | 769 | 733 | 618 | 266 | 333 | 1190 | 1756 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:38AM2.64m | 9:59PM2.77m | 10:18AM2.75m | 10:36PM2.88m | 10:55AM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.57m | 4:11AM0.51m | 4:26PM0.45m | 4:49AM0.40m | 5:02PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 15 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 338 | 332 | 338 | 332 | 332 | 326 | 320 | 260 | 260 | 953 | 887 | 874 | 874 | 874 | 769 | 733 | 618 | 153 | 333 | 507 | 1756 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 20 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 21 | 6 | 6 | — | 49 | 125 | 301 | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | 107 | 229 | 246 | 257 | 268 | 596 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | W 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 266 | 206 | — | 266 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 65 | 1190 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 172 | 172 | 172 |
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