Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 03 Apr 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 12PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (03 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.1
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
Period(s) (?)161615141313131212121211111166666999106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1672160213921097105875963342534728921615711986857175623266686998110
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
1.44
7:42PM
1.43
8:04AM
1.42
8:28PM
1.44
8:49AM
1.40
9:12PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.19
1:34PM
0.17
1:58AM
0.19
2:19PM
0.19
2:45AM
0.20
3:03PM
0.21
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise--7:26-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset-----7:01-------7:00------6:59---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C131212151616161515151618171717161515161716171717
Feels °C (?)111010111213151314141515141618141314151614161415
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