Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 09 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 9PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.7
E
2.1
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999101010101010101010101010111210111099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3723723633633553703133193193193693693783863944164821107124752796194011432332
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
5
S
10
SW
5
WNW
5
W
0
SW
5
W
10
SE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NW
10
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
50
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
1.36
11:31AM
1.26
11:53PM
1.34
12:16PM
1.24
12:39AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.32
5:30AM
0.32
5:41PM
0.33
6:15AM
0.34
6:26PM
0.34
7:01AM
0.33
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise------6:35-------6:35-------6:37-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------11--1
Temp. °C191819181615171717161514141415171717171718181819
Feels °C (?)181918171615171515141414141416171616151515151412
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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