Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
3
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0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
S
2.1
S
3.5
S
4.5
S
5.5
SSW
4.5
S
5
S
5.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
Period(s) (?)99910108888889989101111111111121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)316237155161161116101887266661081089630086728914547710151346021730359964817
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
50
S
55
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
1.56
7:05PM
1.63
7:31AM
1.58
7:59PM
1.67
8:26AM
1.58
8:54PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.03
1:24AM
0.03
1:46PM
0.01
2:21AM
0.01
2:40PM
0.01
3:17AM
0.01
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:34-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1---39---143861482133
Temp. °C161818171615141515161615141312121313131414151312
Feels °C (?)16171717141412121312141311109979897942
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