Maraenui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.91° S 177.55° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Maraenui today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Maraenui at 6PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 63mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 8	N 8
Wave Graph
kJ	74	92	94	94	94	74	74	59	57	57	56	54	52	50	61	85	105	127	145	178	179	257	323	337
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				4:14PM1.70m				4:50AM1.60m				5:10PM1.68m				5:45AM1.64m				6:01PM1.68m				6:35AM1.68m
Low Tide	9:57AM0.31m					10:36PM0.25m				10:57AM0.33m				11:30PM0.23m				11:52AM0.33m				00:20AM0.21m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—
	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	7:51
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	2	19	8	17	2	2	3	2	1	2
Temp °C	18	18	19	18	16	17	17	17	18	19	20	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	19	19	20	19	17	18	18	18	19	20	21	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 16	N 6	NNW 15	N 15	N 11	N 6	N 7	N 7	NNW 14	N 7	N 14	N 8
kJ	74	92	94	94	94	74	74	59	57	57	56	54	20	50	44	17	9	127	145	178	70	257	14	337
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	NNW 16	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 11	N 15	NNW 15	N 11	NNW 14	N 16	N 13
kJ	23	12	12	12	9	9	9	21	21	20	20	20	8	48	2	8	17	9	17	42	2	37	20	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 20	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 17	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 12	N 10	N 12	N 18	N 18	N 15	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 16	—	N 16
kJ	8	6	6	25	6	6	23	8	8	8	2	8	3	8	3	6	6	4	2	2	3	20	—	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 6	—	N 6	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	N 7	—	N 8	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52	—	61	85	105	—	—	—	179	—	323	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Surf Club Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Maraenui East Cape	Maraenui East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Maraenui East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Three Points East Cape	Papatea Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Hicks Bay East Cape	Kaiaua Bay East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2
Distance (km)	37	94	94	0	0	38	37	0	72	83	82	38	75	75	81	89	89	89	94	94	94	94	94	45
Best forecast wave conditions in East Cape	Waiapu River			Torere Beach	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Waiapu River	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's	Loisell's						Loisell's
Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2						2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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