Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 02 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
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
1.8
S
1.8
SSE
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)121313131212121212161616151413131312121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646749772726681681670649566677167216221392111391975954742534728021615711986
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
1.46
6:55PM
1.42
7:17AM
1.44
7:42PM
1.43
8:04AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:18AM
0.18
12:47PM
0.17
1:09AM
0.19
1:34PM
0.17
1:58AM
0.19
2:19PM
0.19
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:28---
Sunset-------7:04-------7:01-------7:00
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)
------------------------
Temp. °C131211111213141414141312131516161615161616181817
Feels °C (?)1210991110101111121110111213131514151515161616
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