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Waimarama Surf Forecast
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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | |
580 | 452 | 334 | 324 | 327 | 320 | 255 | 221 | 178 | 160 | 142 | 58 | 109 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 99 | 146 | 465 | 478 | 187 | 395 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.53m | 10:46PM1.65m | 11:15AM1.49m | 11:44PM1.60m | 12:13PM1.45m | 00:41AM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.05m | 5:11AM0.06m | 5:28PM0.08m | 6:07AM0.09m | 6:25PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 |
1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 13 |
 kJ | 580 | 452 | 332 | 324 | 327 | 320 | 255 | 221 | 178 | 160 | 142 | 55 | 109 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 84 | 84 | 99 | 146 | 465 | 478 | 156 | 395 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 9 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | S 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 413 | 343 | 334 | 255 | 234 | 161 | 120 | 103 | 76 | 63 | 39 | 58 | 63 | 60 | 35 | 26 | 22 | 34 | 65 | 96 | 6 | 5 | 187 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | S 12 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 17 | 46 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 50 | 88 | 85 | 38 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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