Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (19 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
1.3
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
Period(s) (?)99988887888888891010999989
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32022517713310374403835353537503636268575315251198157119116119
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
E
5
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:47AM
1.38
6:06PM
1.30
6:31AM
1.41
6:51PM
1.31
7:16AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
0.30
12:03PM
0.32
12:16AM
0.29
12:50PM
0.30
1:01AM
0.28
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise-----5:37-------5:39-------5:39--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:38------
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1-------11-
Temp. °C181716141314192022211918161618191918141212121315
Feels °C (?)1515151211121818211915151513131514151099101113
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