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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
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Waimarama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | |
86 | 82 | 93 | 175 | 445 | 191 | 515 | 395 | 306 | 233 | 217 | 233 | 232 | 228 | 280 | 298 | 989 | 1149 | 1010 | 865 | 660 | 493 | 461 | 367 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 12:13PM1.45m | 00:41AM1.55m | 1:12PM1.41m | 1:37AM1.50m | 2:08PM1.38m | 2:32AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.09m | 6:25PM0.12m | 7:04AM0.12m | 7:21PM0.16m | 7:59AM0.15m | 8:17PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
86 | 82 | 93 | 175 | 445 | 165 | 515 | 395 | 306 | 233 | 217 | 233 | 232 | 228 | 280 | 160 | 989 | 1149 | 1010 | 865 | 660 | 493 | 461 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | S 14 | E 8 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
22 | 12 | 67 | 95 | 6 | 191 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 298 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | S 12 | NE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
27 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 82 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 80 | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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