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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 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
17.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 240 | 109 | 102 | 84 | 80 | 171 | 164 | 157 | 145 | 127 | 124 | 124 | 86 | 206 | 263 | 220 | 278 | 247 | 222 | 229 | 159 | 138 | 107 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:09PM 1.47 | 11:34AM 1.58 | 12:04AM 1.42 | 12:28PM 1.51 | 12:59AM 1.38 | 1:20PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:21AM 0.09 | 5:59PM 0.09 | 6:15AM 0.15 | 6:51PM 0.14 | 7:08AM 0.21 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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