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Waimarama surf Forecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.4°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.8 °C max: 17.8 °C min: 15.7 °C)
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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 17.4°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 16.8 °C max: 17.8 °C min: 15.7 °C)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. Light offshore wind and increasing high cloud with clean waves around shoulder to head-high in the middle of the bay at high tide. Mostly breaking too straight but now and then a good shoulder to be had alongside a rip.

    Opoutama Beach, 112 km away
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
1
S
1.8
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.5
NE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)141414101391210101010101414141313131414141414141418171514141413121212111110101515151515151414778910991010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1361481043558305156355173516662179173171171179144206144138140936201885179314921147808653430344259189182162121109161215215215212153167204191381601541378312256196200183531624
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
NNE
5
NE
20
NE
20
NE
5
N
5
SW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
20
S
25
S
15
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
0
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglassonononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
1.33
3:08PM
1.25
3:28AM
1.32
3:55PM
1.27
4:15AM
1.33
4:41PM
1.29
5:00AM
1.33
5:26PM
1.33
5:45AM
1.34
6:10PM
1.36
6:30AM
1.34
6:53PM
1.39
7:13AM
1.35
7:36PM
1.42
7:57AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.31
9:14PM
0.33
9:46AM
0.30
10:02PM
0.32
10:31AM
0.29
10:51PM
0.31
11:16AM
0.27
11:38PM
0.29
12:00PM
0.26
12:25AM
0.28
12:44PM
0.26
1:11AM
0.27
1:27PM
0.26
1:56AM
0.26
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset----5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:25-------
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Rain (mm)
----243211132--------------------------------------510-------
Temp. °C131314131314141414151415151514131312131616141313121112151615141210101218191615131212131617161514161616151414141313131314
Feels °C (?)111213131311111414151314121212111210111211111112111011131314131066915171414111011111414141111121312131513131111998

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