Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waimarama today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 361 | 299 | 235 | 176 | 129 | 120 | 69 | 75 | 124 | 186 | 205 | 154 | 271 | 279 | 99 | 234 | 86 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:48PM1.65m | 5:14AM1.52m | 5:44PM1.66m | 6:10AM1.53m | 6:39PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08PM0.06m | 11:26AM0.02m | 00:06AM0.04m | 12:24PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 262 | 361 | 299 | 235 | 176 | 129 | 120 | 69 | 64 | 43 | 31 | 47 | 34 | 144 | 110 | 99 | 81 | 84 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 54 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 42 | 65 | 17 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 27 | 46 | 72 | 8 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 55 | 75 | 124 | 186 | 205 | 154 | 271 | 279 | — | 234 | 86 | 307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 80 | 58 | 54 | 54 | 2 | 58 | 63 | 73 | 58 | 58 | 54 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 40 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waimarama surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest