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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 154 | 151 | 117 | 103 | 87 | 129 | 131 | 85 | 81 | 35 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 46 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | on | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:53AM 1.74 | 8:20PM 1.59 | 8:49AM 1.74 | 9:17PM 1.56 | 9:45AM 1.71 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:36AM -0.03 | 2:16PM -0.01 | 2:33AM -0.02 | 3:14PM -0.01 | 3:30AM -0.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 |
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