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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 382 | 320 | 314 | 308 | 240 | 235 | 218 | 179 | 175 | 175 | 172 | 168 | 197 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 146 | 146 | 116 | 154 | 140 | 291 | 291 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:01PM 1.39 | 12:26AM 1.27 | 12:48PM 1.40 | 1:16AM 1.31 | 1:39PM 1.42 | 2:10AM 1.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:26PM 0.26 | 6:35AM 0.27 | 7:12PM 0.23 | 7:26AM 0.25 | 8:01PM 0.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
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