Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
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0
0
0
0
!
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4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.3
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010111111111111101010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2098332823873487367754255354615257704501317026542872249520391008904882667513466382338300
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
40
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
45
SSE
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:26AM
1.58
8:54PM
1.69
9:21AM
1.56
9:49PM
1.68
10:18AM
1.53
10:46PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.01
3:17AM
0.01
3:36PM
0.02
4:14AM
0.03
4:32PM
0.05
5:11AM
0.06
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:34-------5:32-------5:31-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2423463621-21-1211121---
Temp. °C1313151413121211121213111110910911121112111110
Feels °C (?)10612952312343345557868776
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