Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
16.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
1.8
SW
1.8
SSW
1.3
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)1111101098911131211111099996656777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)615551451294084863889417595013261941421027653634441122248322244
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
25
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
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
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:39-------5:38-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------3
Temp. °C161717141414131415181916151414161718201918181716
Feels °C (?)91010558101112161613131111121312151312121112
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