Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 31 May 2026 NZST
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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
14.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (31 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (31 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
100
128
94
94
74
112
124
106
136
128
186
183
307
522
485
477
558
632
719
1871
723
530
450
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:19AM1.33m
5:44PM1.41m
6:04AM1.33m
6:28PM1.43m
6:48AM1.33m
7:11PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:29AM0.27m
00:02AM0.29m
12:14PM0.27m
00:48AM0.28m
12:59PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:54
4:54
4:54
1
2
2
Temp °C
11
11
12
16
18
16
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
8
7
8
11
14
11
10
10
11
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
10
13
15
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
2.4
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
284
100
128
94
94
74
74
51
32
31
17
17
8
16
4
4
4
4
4
4
924
723
530
450
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
5
0.6
S
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
11
89
42
25
24
3
4
4
4
18
17
17
16
6
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.5
NE
5
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
5
11
5
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
2
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
2
ENE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2.3
NE
8
3.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
26
37
20
50
61
55
112
124
106
136
128
186
183
307
522
485
477
558
632
719
1871
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
2
55
61
61
55
61
58
58
61
61
58
73
73
73
58
152
154
190
100
137
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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