Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
17.0° 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: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1.7
SSW
1.1
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)121212121111111111111010999101312111010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2281801771341238886616155739613816244923598665742631323414213299
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:39-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141819171516141515171715141413131518191615141415
Feels °C (?)10131615111211129101076910101216171314111110
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