Maraenui surfForecast / East Cape / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 22 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Maraenui today?

The current surf forecast for Maraenui at 4PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (22 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)131313131616161614141414141414131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555554544544447566656564636157565555545352515150
Wind
(km/h)
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SE
5
W
10
NNW
5
E
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglassononglassoffoffglassoffglasscross-
on
onglassoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:53AM
1.88
10:23PM
1.87
10:40AM
1.86
11:12PM
1.87
11:30AM
1.82
12:04AM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13PM
0.02
4:37AM
0.12
5:01PM
0.03
5:27AM
0.15
5:50PM
0.06
6:21AM
0.20
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---7:19-------7:17-------7:15----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181920181717171518212117141312131720191715151414
Feels °C (?)191920191818181518202017131211121719181714141313
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