Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 20 Dec 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (21 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (21 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
Period(s) (?)9111099910108999998889101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)300375257153199194220219201152175180219180107112115134177268302411403411
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:51PM
1.31
7:16AM
1.42
7:35PM
1.31
7:59AM
1.43
8:19PM
1.31
8:42AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.28
1:36PM
0.29
1:45AM
0.27
2:21PM
0.28
2:29AM
0.26
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Sunrise-----5:39-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset-8:38-------8:38-------8:39------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1------------1---
Temp. °C211815121211141314141313121216171717161616172226
Feels °C (?)16161387811910111112111114121314151516161922
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