Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast 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
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (26 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
NE
2.2
NE
2
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)126666677788888888888881013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81797890142253408462495636876898933828804620769559559393448400346710
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NE
15
E
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
1.60
12:30PM
1.49
12:59AM
1.58
1:27PM
1.46
1:57AM
1.55
2:26PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:24AM
0.09
6:44PM
0.10
7:21AM
0.12
7:40PM
0.12
8:19AM
0.14
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:18-------7:20-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:13-------7:12
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1111-2331-1-1---------
Temp. °C171717171717171616161717171818181818171719212222
Feels °C (?)131313131212111110101111111314151616151720202223
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