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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 30 | 28 | 47 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 17 | 38 | 65 | 136 | 127 | 171 | 215 | 199 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 136 | 141 | 142 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | off | off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:49AM 1.74 | 9:17PM 1.56 | 9:45AM 1.71 | 10:13PM 1.52 | 10:40AM 1.65 | 11:09PM 1.47 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:33AM -0.02 | 3:14PM -0.01 | 3:30AM -0.00 | 4:10PM 0.01 | 4:26AM 0.03 | 5:05PM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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