Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)--
Afternoon (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.6
NE
1.1
E
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010799798889899999991010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1921883626085342731994986219661051117984797797715531399690721731563482428365
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.33
5:08PM
1.32
5:35AM
1.36
5:53PM
1.32
6:19AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36PM
0.25
11:00AM
0.31
11:21PM
0.26
11:48AM
0.30
12:05AM
0.27
12:34PM
0.29
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-----5:45-------5:43-------5:43--
Sunset-8:07-------8:07-------8:09------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------111-24-------
Temp. °C161616161415182121202017171718171719191817172020
Feels °C (?)121212141213151719191815151414131621201918182119
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