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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 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
18.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
ENE
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)6777151577777681010101010107712127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7555544498876111936311899914148
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
1.54
11:36PM
1.41
11:57AM
1.47
12:27AM
1.37
12:46PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
0.11
5:30PM
0.11
5:47AM
0.17
6:19PM
0.16
6:37AM
0.23
7:06PM
0.21
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:52-------5:54-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:43-------8:42--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161724282926221919192529312825232123283333302625
Feels °C (?)151620252525211919192327282623211821252928262121
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