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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 27 Nov 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 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 191 | 167 | 143 | 121 | 179 | 752 | 543 | 240 | 229 | 305 | 480 | 425 | 374 | 314 | 308 | 308 | 281 | 275 | 235 | 226 | 205 | 201 | 201 | 201 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | glass | off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:56PM 1.26 | 11:17AM 1.39 | 11:39PM 1.26 | 12:01PM 1.39 | 12:26AM 1.27 | 12:48PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:06AM 0.29 | 5:43PM 0.28 | 5:49AM 0.29 | 6:26PM 0.26 | 6:35AM 0.27 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:21 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
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