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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 215 | 199 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 178 | 253 | 261 | 103 | 84 | 79 | 168 | 154 | 184 | 176 | 207 | 184 | 151 | 106 | 294 | 377 | 441 | 573 | 478 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:40AM 1.65 | 11:09PM 1.47 | 11:34AM 1.58 | 12:04AM 1.42 | 12:28PM 1.51 | 12:59AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:26AM 0.03 | 5:05PM 0.05 | 5:21AM 0.09 | 5:59PM 0.09 | 6:15AM 0.15 | 6:51PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
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