Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
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0
0
0
!
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2
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
S
1.9
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2
SSE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)9810101010101111111111111111101010109991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154210654110914613176255640974677589260745848570651834063296225252575167216701230627504457
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
15
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
40
SSE
55
SSW
55
S
55
SSW
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:59PM
1.67
8:26AM
1.58
8:54PM
1.69
9:21AM
1.56
9:49PM
1.68
10:18AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.01
2:40PM
0.01
3:17AM
0.01
3:36PM
0.02
4:14AM
0.03
4:32PM
0.05
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise----6:46-------6:47-------6:48---
Sunset------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
112225224129511-1111111--
Temp. °C131313131314141412121211121213111211111111111313
Feels °C (?)111212111110871211334354567789
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