Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 30 Aug 2025 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
13.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tue
02
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
S
1.8
SSW
1.2
S
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)10101010101010101516151414131312888711111014
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)191152142112107927186142146167112154116150173944947708287216188206266
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
1.36
10:53PM
1.32
11:17AM
1.34
11:38PM
1.29
12:02PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.26
4:49PM
0.29
5:08AM
0.30
5:34PM
0.32
5:51AM
0.33
6:20PM
0.35
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tue
02
Sunrise--6:39-------6:37-------6:35-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:46-------5:47---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1-1--------
Temp. °C111113161614121212121314141211998121516141313
Feels °C (?)76812131189899101374143688765
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Hawkes Bay

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Waimarama (light winds from the NW at Te Mata Peak 15 km from Waimarama). A 0.9m swell from the ENE

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1 h 21 min ago

17 km/h
NW
Cross-Shore
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