Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 01 Apr 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1
SSE
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)151414131312121212131313121212121216161615141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151327661950134610098307027026497497727266816816706495665611496142212631097943771
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:39AM
1.47
6:06PM
1.41
6:29AM
1.46
6:55PM
1.42
7:17AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
0.18
11:58AM
0.17
12:18AM
0.18
12:47PM
0.17
1:09AM
0.19
1:34PM
0.17
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----7:24-------7:26-------7:26---
Sunset-------7:05-------7:04-------7:01
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141413131414141313121211121314141514131313161616
Feels °C (?)10101010111010101210109111011111312121212131314
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