Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 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
17.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)--
Afternoon (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (20 Mar)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
1
E
1.6
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)771011121211111111101010109999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)64109522108117782111193821731802150912081020838486552461461388388388351351318281
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
0
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47PM
1.41
7:11AM
1.50
7:37PM
1.47
8:01AM
1.53
8:28PM
1.53
8:53AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59AM
0.15
1:30PM
0.12
1:52AM
0.11
2:20PM
0.09
2:45AM
0.08
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-
Sunset-7:25-------7:24-------7:22------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1---1----------------
Temp. °C181717161516161718161513121214161614131211111315
Feels °C (?)1515151413131212131111109911121211111010101313
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