Surf-Forecast | Maraenui Surf Guide

Lat Long: 37.91° S 177.55° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Maraenui sea temperature is

16.0°C

Maraenui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Rob Davies

Maraenui Surf Guide

Maraenui in East Cape is a fairly exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. The best conditions for surfing are during the cyclone season. Offshore winds blow from the southeast with some shelter here from east winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north. There is no reef break Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Rocks are a hazard.

Maraenui Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	inconsistent	16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Maraenui:

The best conditions reported for surf at Maraenui occur when a North swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Maraenui (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Maraenui with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in February while 14% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 79% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

14%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

79%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Maraenui Location Map

Interactive Maraenui surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Maraenui is Whakatane Airport (WHK) in New Zealand, 56 km (35 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Maraenui is Gisborne Airport (GIS), also in New Zealand, 92 km (57 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Maraenui Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 5 November 2026, 20:36 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 05			Fri
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	glass	glass	cross

What does Maraenui look like?

Latest photos from Maraenui. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Maraenui

Current tide and informaton

For Hawai River, 2 km from Maraenui.

Next High Water: 04:50am | 1.6m

Next Low Water: 10:36pm | 0.25m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Maraenui Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Maraenui is rather cool (16.0 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.