Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 17 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
15.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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)
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
11
0.8
S
11
1.7
S
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
763
739
141
683
320
307
301
258
253
193
336
299
76
103
141
122
122
128
125
123
88
84
62
62
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
0
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:16AM1.54m
5:47PM1.65m
6:13AM1.57m
6:43PM1.71m
7:09AM1.59m
7:39PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:30AM0.03m
00:06AM0.04m
12:26PM-0.00m
1:04AM0.00m
1:23PM-0.02m
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:01
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
13
12
13
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
13
12
12
12
11
9
8
9
8
9
9
10
9
7
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
12
11
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
0.8
S
11
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Energy kJ
486
469
141
411
320
307
301
258
253
193
199
194
76
46
141
122
122
128
125
123
88
84
62
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
5
Energy kJ
54
53
52
34
33
33
33
32
31
31
31
30
29
103
27
22
22
7
13
8
8
8
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
10
9
41
42
90
80
43
40
17
4
4
17
17
19
20
7
19
19
18
18
27
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
11
1.1
SSE
7
1.7
S
11
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.9
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
763
739
120
683
336
299
52
7
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
164
136
136
136
136
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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