Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 19 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
!
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0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
S
1.8
S
2.5
S
4
S
4.5
S
4
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
S
Period(s) (?)9888888999910101111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)461281103103916681113140158203612127739694652374259386281620362604935417435654690
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
25
SW
10
W
30
S
50
SW
50
SW
45
SSW
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
1.63
7:31AM
1.58
7:59PM
1.67
8:26AM
1.58
8:54PM
1.69
9:21AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24AM
0.03
1:46PM
0.01
2:21AM
0.01
2:40PM
0.01
3:17AM
0.01
3:36PM
0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset------5:36-------5:34-------5:32-
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----91--594314525622---
Temp. °C171615141515151414141314131513131413121212121211
Feels °C (?)14141412111213121110111012104463223232
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