Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
E
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)11101010101010101017151211101219161413131212127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)837552503332311816931652051677710111885153898151494827
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
W
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
W
25
WNW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.37
6:49AM
1.38
7:08PM
1.36
7:32AM
1.40
7:52PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
0.26
12:38AM
0.24
1:03PM
0.26
1:22AM
0.24
1:49PM
0.25
2:05AM
0.25
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:15-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset---7:36-------7:37-------7:38----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C212323212018161418202220171616172125262221161714
Feels °C (?)161818161813101115161816151313131821201919131210
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-on wind has become cross-off at Waimarama (strong winds from the NW at Te Mata Peak 15 km from Waimarama). 0.4m 10s swell from the E to make surfable waves.

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46 km/h
NW
Cross-Off
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