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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 295 | 257 | 294 | 181 | 146 | 188 | 200 | 156 | 143 | 217 | 134 | 74 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 26 | 60 | 26 | 34 | 103 | 104 | 107 | 75 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:59AM 1.38 | 1:20PM 1.44 | 1:52AM 1.34 | 2:10PM 1.37 | 2:42AM 1.32 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:51PM 0.14 | 7:08AM 0.21 | 7:41PM 0.18 | 7:59AM 0.26 | 8:29PM 0.23 | 8:50AM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 |
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