Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 05 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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)99101010910101011111010107888888988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66692319626420135840230757546749074651222039554062176568210641032931809
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:12PM
1.44
8:34AM
1.38
8:56PM
1.43
9:19AM
1.35
9:40PM
1.41
10:03AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.21
2:31AM
0.22
2:47PM
0.24
3:16AM
0.24
3:31PM
0.27
4:01AM
0.27
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:54-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1-----1-1111------12
Temp. °C161617171716171717171716161616171617171717161717
Feels °C (?)161615151514151614141313131311131112121313131414
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