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Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 03 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
18.2° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarama today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waimarama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 88 | 61 | 61 | 65 | 123 | 242 | 665 | 1219 | 1850 | 2320 | 3906 | 3988 | 3938 | 2566 | 2306 | 1985 | 1574 | 1324 | 1046 | 822 | 619 | 451 | 380 | 301 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:28PM 1.51 | 5:02AM 1.59 | 5:27PM 1.55 | 5:59AM 1.67 | 6:25PM 1.58 | 6:56AM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:18AM 0.12 | 10:43PM 0.06 | 11:18AM 0.08 | 11:41PM 0.02 | 12:18PM 0.03 | 12:38AM -0.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
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