Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 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
17.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.8
S
1
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111111111111101010101071614141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)749824811713689563553477401340334281214163157135111853245203329272219181325
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
NE
10
E
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
5
S
5
ENE
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
SW
25
SW
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglasscrossglassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24PM
1.41
3:52AM
1.51
4:21PM
1.40
4:47AM
1.49
5:15PM
1.40
5:39AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
0.15
9:34PM
0.16
10:12AM
0.16
10:30PM
0.17
11:06AM
0.17
11:25PM
0.18
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:09-------7:08-------7:07----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------62--------11-----
Temp. °C181919181818181616212119181716151713131313131212
Feels °C (?)19191818181818171622212019171613126788989
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