Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 12 May 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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 May)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
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4
4
4
2
1
3
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
16
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.1
S
12
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
12
2
S
9
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
504
480
403
496
1164
1212
859
825
769
3999
3880
3888
3844
1883
1333
2640
1979
623
1304
928
413
356
304
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
0
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:16PM1.27m
1:37AM1.38m
2:07PM1.33m
2:30AM1.41m
3:01PM1.40m
3:24AM1.46m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.27m
7:24PM0.28m
7:58AM0.23m
8:16PM0.24m
8:48AM0.18m
9:12PM0.20m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:05
7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
13
14
14
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
10
6
12
11
12
9
7
8
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.6
S
15
1.7
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.1
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
11
0.4
ENE
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
Energy kJ
737
504
480
403
327
1164
1212
859
825
769
2106
2074
2103
2106
1883
1333
1022
906
28
575
476
413
356
304
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1
S
16
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
106
106
104
104
496
71
94
68
65
64
45
29
45
46
29
29
28
28
7
28
28
28
28
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.5
S
16
0.7
ENE
10
0.2
E
12
0.1
SE
17
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
24
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
S
22
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
19
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
31
50
28
132
102
12
11
13
13
11
11
10
36
8
30
43
28
8
7
6
6
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.4
S
7
1.8
S
9
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
S
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
12
2
S
9
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
Energy kJ
5
11
30
59
64
179
492
3999
3880
3888
3844
2640
1979
623
1304
928
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
55
54
54
0
0
0
136
39
37
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
9
4
6
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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