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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 279 | 260 | 292 | 231 | 216 | 173 | 170 | 170 | 167 | 125 | 122 | 92 | 87 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 61 | 83 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 62 | 261 | 1361 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:33PM 1.45 | 3:06AM 1.43 | 3:30PM 1.48 | 4:04AM 1.51 | 4:28PM 1.51 | 5:02AM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:20AM 0.21 | 8:53PM 0.15 | 9:18AM 0.17 | 9:47PM 0.10 | 10:18AM 0.12 | 10:43PM 0.06 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 01 | Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
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