Surf Forecast Surf Report
Waimarama surf break

Waimarama surfForecast / Hawkes Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 29 Apr 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimarama today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
E
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
3
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
S
5.5
S
6.5
SSW
5.5
S
5.5
S
5
S
5
S
5.5
S
4.5
SSE
4.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2
SSW
2
S
2
S
1.8
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.6
S
Period(s) (?)7778181817171514778101010999101211121313131312121212121111111010999889916101414131012121412121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)517946764135156004762792531863145591778133982662749551760379118535876878195061368510174890077887511780250895172395728402062170713281157941497576650577252337189470465335644944991960459147739338028989
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
SSW
20
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglassonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
1.62
6:48PM
1.71
7:15AM
1.62
7:44PM
1.73
8:11AM
1.61
8:40PM
1.72
9:08AM
1.57
9:36PM
1.68
10:04AM
1.52
10:31PM
1.63
11:00AM
1.46
11:26PM
1.56
11:56AM
1.40
12:21AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
-0.01
12:33PM
-0.04
1:08AM
-0.03
1:30PM
-0.04
2:06AM
-0.03
2:26PM
-0.02
3:04AM
-0.01
3:22PM
0.02
4:00AM
0.03
4:17PM
0.07
4:55AM
0.08
5:12PM
0.12
5:50AM
0.13
6:05PM
0.18
6:43AM
0.18
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Sunrise--6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------7:00-
Sunset----5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616171718181717171718181818171715141313121112111111101111121212111214161413121213131414141413121312141413131312121214
Feels °C (?)1516161817171614141312131618171616131065334334344555679119887668991110101110121211121211111112
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