Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 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
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (01 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
3
1
0
1
2
2
3
!
!
!
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.6
SE
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
S
2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
4
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)6681010101010914788899910101212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)192731585655373523333886095269141134127912651196295737923420213921042917
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
15
ENE
5
E
20
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
20
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
1.55
4:35PM
1.44
5:06AM
1.56
5:32PM
1.44
6:01AM
1.55
6:26PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
0.13
10:28AM
0.15
10:47PM
0.12
11:26AM
0.14
11:43PM
0.12
12:21PM
0.13
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---6:52-------6:54-------6:54----
Sunset-------7:53-------7:52-------7:51
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------32111211111--
Temp. °C151514131619191816121110111413111210101011141514
Feels °C (?)121211111416171812345353232334677
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