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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 17 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
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 82 | 54 | 43 | 37 | 27 | 111 | 353 | 603 | 492 | 427 | 365 | 306 | 306 | 325 | 276 | 189 | 148 | 84 | 61 | 41 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:17AM 1.33 | 4:34PM 1.29 | 5:02AM 1.36 | 5:21PM 1.29 | 5:47AM 1.38 | 6:06PM 1.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:28AM 0.34 | 10:45PM 0.30 | 11:16AM 0.33 | 11:30PM 0.30 | 12:03PM 0.32 | 12:16AM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:37 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
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