Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
1.4
SSW
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)81010101010998888781211109988798
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1083112061641258861402423222036264738643410249184135103629275
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41PM
1.46
10:04AM
1.51
10:31PM
1.50
10:55AM
1.51
11:23PM
1.52
11:48AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:56AM
0.12
4:24PM
0.11
4:48AM
0.12
5:14PM
0.10
5:41AM
0.12
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset-8:06-------8:05-------8:02------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171817151414172324211614131316171616151514141823
Feels °C (?)131515141312141919151211111114141315131312121621
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