Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 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
13.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

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Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
SE
1.3
S
1.7
SSE
2.5
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.8
SSW
1.2
ESE
1.6
SSW
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
S
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.5
SE
1
ESE
0.8
S
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)101111111111111211111111111010101010788891110101010101010107771071010799991010101010101012121111131312168
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1146984859800737864103614758736776076145415054904154267255821521953790686504640526525437427377309458640519737614581297511464261230227205252182237172185211247269324291322354780598810924
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
35
SE
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
SE
10
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.51
9:28AM
1.39
9:51PM
1.51
10:19AM
1.42
10:42PM
1.51
11:12AM
1.44
11:35PM
1.50
12:07PM
1.48
12:31AM
1.49
1:04PM
1.51
1:28AM
1.48
2:02PM
1.54
2:27AM
1.48
3:00PM
1.57
3:25AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
0.15
3:40PM
0.15
4:15AM
0.13
4:32PM
0.15
5:05AM
0.11
5:26PM
0.15
5:56AM
0.11
6:22PM
0.15
6:49AM
0.10
7:20PM
0.15
7:44AM
0.10
8:19PM
0.14
8:41AM
0.10
9:18PM
0.14
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise----7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-------
Sunset------5:06-------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:08-------5:09-------5:10-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C1212131212141311109991011111110111111101111987789101010998771012118999101211109101091011121212111111
Feels °C (?)109878107777777986544445545445775545334710956667997688888667667
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update light winds from the SW at Te Mata Peak mean that it is offshore at Waimarama. 1.9m 10 s period swell from ESE with an additional 0.5m 14 s period swell from SSW. Swells combining. Closeout sets possible

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