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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (15 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
Period(s) (?)121212121211111113141617171716161613131413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2972872092051641339997139276427287493459437427333173173257229222215193
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
N
10
ESE
15
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglasscross-
on		crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:07AM
1.33
3:29PM
1.25
3:56AM
1.35
4:18PM
1.27
4:44AM
1.39
5:07PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:50PM
0.34
9:25AM
0.34
9:38PM
0.31
10:14AM
0.32
10:26PM
0.28
11:03AM
0.28
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:07-------7:09-------7:09---
Sunset-------7:32-------7:30-------7:30
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151312121515161615161413161919191715141416161717
Feels °C (?)131211111513131312121110151717191612131316151517
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