Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414141313131313121212121212111111111111101199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4828327005865694773983802902852281801771329188866161565341116138
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:43-------5:42---
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------1---------------
Temp. °C151517201915141312111417191716161414161717151414
Feels °C (?)141415181814131010711121514111211119998810
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