Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010109991515141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257262268236208213188188136130858151938512011610810211611310910383
Wind
(km/h)
0
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
1.58
9:45AM
1.55
10:12PM
1.60
10:38AM
1.54
11:06PM
1.61
11:33AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39AM
0.06
4:02PM
0.05
4:33AM
0.06
4:54PM
0.06
5:28AM
0.07
5:48PM
0.08
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:16-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset-------7:20-------7:17-------7:16
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141413131415151515151313141616161616151515161717
Feels °C (?)141312131413121313121111121313131415151515141415
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