Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
310
989
1106
835
725
560
485
461
354
272
239
186
136
127
99
73
68
66
49
33
32
23
39
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
N
10
W
10
W
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:37AM1.50m
2:08PM1.38m
2:32AM1.46m
3:03PM1.37m
3:25AM1.42m
3:55PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.15m
8:17PM0.20m
8:52AM0.17m
9:12PM0.22m
9:43AM0.19m
10:05PM0.24m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
15
14
14
13
13
17
19
17
17
16
10
10
12
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
12
14
14
13
11
11
16
17
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
177
310
989
1106
835
725
560
485
461
354
272
239
186
136
127
99
73
68
66
49
33
32
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
112
160
9
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
5
5
3
4
4
2
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
8
8
3
2
2
2
3
6
6
5
5
23
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
2
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
55
111
2
0
2
0
0
2
2
82
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
61
109
6
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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