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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 65 | 92 | 127 | 171 | 166 | 199 | 187 | 184 | 184 | 180 | 325 | 253 | 88 | 84 | 142 | 139 | 137 | 151 | 141 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 121 | 277 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross | glass | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:13PM 1.52 | 10:40AM 1.65 | 11:09PM 1.47 | 11:34AM 1.58 | 12:04AM 1.42 | 12:28PM 1.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:26AM 0.03 | 5:05PM 0.05 | 5:21AM 0.09 | 5:59PM 0.09 | 6:15AM 0.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
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