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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 47 | 53 | 95 | 161 | 159 | 574 | 309 | 231 | 207 | 181 | 161 | 145 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 67 | 69 | 108 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 92 | 133 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:11PM 1.57 | 6:36AM 1.56 | 7:05PM 1.63 | 7:31AM 1.58 | 7:59PM 1.67 | 8:26AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:28AM 0.07 | 12:52PM 0.03 | 1:24AM 0.03 | 1:46PM 0.01 | 2:21AM 0.01 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - |
| Sunset | 5:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 2 | 7 | 10 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
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