Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 05 Apr 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
17.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (05 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
Period(s) (?)111066109991010109101010111110101010888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59553842414966126132264264189382263263511575424533512692392395462
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
SE
5
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossonononononcross-
on
ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.44
8:49AM
1.40
9:12PM
1.44
9:34AM
1.38
9:56PM
1.43
10:19AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45AM
0.20
3:03PM
0.21
3:31AM
0.22
3:47PM
0.24
4:16AM
0.24
4:31PM
0.27
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset------6:59-------6:57-------6:55-
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------11----1111-111
Temp. °C161616151616161617171716161717171717161617171717
Feels °C (?)161414131415161615151514151514141413131414121212
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