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Maraenui surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Maraenui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Maraenui sea temperature is
18.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Maraenui today?
The current surf forecast for Maraenui at 6PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Maraenui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NE 7 | N 6 | NE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | |
20 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 12 | 39 | 47 | 37 | 39 | 25 | 19 | 39 | 44 | 23 | 85 | 72 | 94 | 144 | 333 | 537 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:37AM1.57m | 10:07PM1.65m | 10:19AM1.53m | 10:49PM1.61m | 11:01AM1.48m | 11:33PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:52PM0.29m | 4:23AM0.40m | 4:34PM0.33m | 5:06AM0.44m | 5:16PM0.37m | 5:52AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | | |  |  |  | |  |  | |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 |
 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 17 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | — | — | NNW 7 |
 kJ | 20 | 2 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 23 | 29 | 72 | 94 | 78 | — | — | 482 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 9 | N 11 | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | — | NNE 15 | — | — | NNE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | — | — | 373 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 10 | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | — | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 8 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 19 | — | — | 11 | 12 | — | 11 | 39 | 47 | 37 | 39 | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | 85 | 47 | 80 | 144 | 333 | 537 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 69 | 94 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 69 | 89 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 81 | 38 | 37 | 38 | 47 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 69 |
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