Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
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2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
E
1.1
NE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2.1
E
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101211111010101111121211111010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37838646347355539234182810711111143326794382839113057538719631736918754788472315280
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
0
SE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
60
ENE
65
ENE
30
NE
45
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffglassonononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.24
12:39AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.34
6:26PM
0.34
7:01AM
0.33
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:35-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:45---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------211-14216--------
Temp. °C141416181817171718181919192019202020202221201817
Feels °C (?)141317171716161516151413101116141315191917171514
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