Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm 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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)21ft (6.5m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
6.5
ENE
4
ENE
3
E
2.5
E
2
E
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)121291010101011121211111010101099141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)126916606031177156324483325552612453485918961768849772625442352289573832804680572560
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
55
ENE
60
ENE
10
N
50
W
30
WNW
10
NW
15
N
25
N
30
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
oncross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26PM
0.34
7:01AM
0.33
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:47-------5:45-------5:45-
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-32---3724--------------
Temp. °C171718181919192019202018192118201817161516192017
Feels °C (?)161515141312111220121316161714171615141314171917
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