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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
19.2° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)5ft (1.6m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
2.2
NE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)111013121111710101010101099999999866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3893055554803572794791651591561211181156161814139573938374933
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
off		glasscrossoffcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.33
2:23PM
1.31
2:53AM
1.33
3:11PM
1.28
3:40AM
1.33
3:58PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
0.32
8:37PM
0.29
9:04AM
0.35
9:22PM
0.31
9:53AM
0.35
10:08PM
0.32
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-5:56-------5:58-------6:00------
Sunset-----8:42-------8:40-------8:40--
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-310--
Temp. °C161718191920191817161919181716161718181918181918
Feels °C (?)131314141417181817151916151516161718171919191918
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