Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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
16.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)96666678899101088889799988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7453576110820024824824123119418113474727276884886881067673
Wind
(km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
NNE
15
NNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
N
10
WNW
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
40
SE
20
W
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:11PM
1.57
6:36AM
1.56
7:05PM
1.63
7:31AM
1.58
7:59PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:58AM
0.07
12:28AM
0.07
12:52PM
0.03
1:24AM
0.03
1:46PM
0.01
2:21AM
0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------
Sunset--5:38-------5:37-------5:36-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------22--------121-----
Temp. °C181919181918191616181818151413131513151313121212
Feels °C (?)14141413131314151718161613131110810111011111111
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