Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 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
17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.1
SSE
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)131212121213131312121212121616161514131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10098306996997387497727266816816706495666771496158912461113919771547425353280
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
1.41
6:29AM
1.46
6:55PM
1.42
7:17AM
1.44
7:42PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.17
12:18AM
0.18
12:47PM
0.17
1:09AM
0.19
1:34PM
0.17
1:58AM
0.19
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset---7:05-------7:04-------7:01----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131414131312111112131414151413121315161616161616
Feels °C (?)1011101012119911101111121211101112131316141515
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