Waimārama and Te Motu-o-Kura, August 2026 — Waimārama, the nearest town, 7 km away. Photo: Jakob (TheLoyalOrder), CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Waimārama

Waimārama is a town in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand. From Waimārama you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Cray bay, a surf spot 6.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is NPE, 37 km away.

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Staying in Waimārama

2 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: NPE, 37 km, PMR, 129 km, TUO, 140 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for experts: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Waimārama. Spots further out are listed below.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Waimārama each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 3 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Waimārama too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Mangakuri20 kmabout 35 min by car

8 ft861 kJ

6 ft598 kJ

6 ft701 kJ

6 ft525 kJ

5 ft350 kJ

3 ft146 kJ

6 ft652 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mangakuri, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	42, fair	8 ft8 smushy	861kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	598kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	701kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	525kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	17°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	350kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	146kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	6 ft11 ssoft	652kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	19°C

Cray bay6.5 kmabout 15 min by car

8 ft801 kJ

6 ft543 kJ

6 ft637 kJ

6 ft484 kJ

5 ft327 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

5 ft601 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Cray bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, poor	8 ft8 smushy	801kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	45, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	543kJ	wind from the north-west, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	637kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	6 ft9 ssoft	484kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	327kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	161kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	37, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	601kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	19°C

Ocean beach6.7 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft584 kJ

5 ft332 kJ

5 ft440 kJ

4 ft281 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

4 ft415 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Ocean beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	34, poor	7 ft8 ssoft	584kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	31, too small	5 ft8 ssoft	332kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	28, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	440kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	24, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	281kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	94kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	26, too small	4 ft11 ssoft	415kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C

Northen, ocean beach16.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Te Awanga

3 ft94 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Northen, ocean beach, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	12, too small	3 ft7 smushy	94kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 11 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	7, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	3, too small	1 ft8 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	44kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	20°C

Teawanga17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Te Awanga, 2 km

3 ft94 kJ

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Teawanga, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	94kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 10 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	8, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	7, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	16°C
Fri 23Oct	2, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	5, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	44kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Waimārama, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Further out

This spot is more than 20 km from Waimārama. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Spot

Sun 18

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Mcrakens rock40.9 kmabout 1h 15 by car

8 ft940 kJ

7 ft685 kJ

6 ft761 kJ

6 ft561 kJ

5 ft369 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

6 ft727 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mcrakens rock, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	18, poor	8 ft9 smushy	940kJ	wind from the south, 10 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	47, fair	7 ft9 ssoft	685kJ	wind from the north-west, 5 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	761kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	13°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	561kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	5 ft9 ssoft	369kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	161kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	6 ft11 ssoft	727kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C

Waimārama, New Zealand

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Staying in Waimārama

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Where it is

Surf within 20 km

Further out