Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
0.5
S
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)6116666667771111111171111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)98641711479973123278191172143145179403233268595489480409367314314308
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
20
N
30
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
25
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:13PM
1.28
10:35AM
1.40
10:56PM
1.26
11:17AM
1.39
11:39PM
1.26
12:01PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.29
5:00PM
0.29
5:06AM
0.29
5:43PM
0.28
5:49AM
0.29
6:26PM
0.26
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset-------8:17-------8:19-------8:20
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C161615152022222022191717212120202021191923232321
Feels °C (?)121313141717181820181616201818212121191824232322
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