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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Cray bay6.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft528 kJ

6 ft553 kJ

5 ft326 kJ

4 ft234 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

5 ft601 kJ

3 ft174 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cray bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	528kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	553kJ	wind from the south, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	46, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	326kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	57, good	4 ft9 ssoft	234kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	4 ft8 ssoft	161kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	5 ft11 ssoft	601kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	43, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	174kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	19°C

Mangakuri20 kmabout 35 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft598 kJ

6 ft611 kJ

5 ft456 kJ

4 ft288 kJ

3 ft146 kJ

5 ft403 kJ

3 ft184 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mangakuri, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	598kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 4 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	611kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	5 ft9 ssoft	456kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	17°C
Thu 22Oct	55, good	4 ft9 ssoft	288kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	52, good	3 ft8 ssoft	146kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	51, good	5 ft10 ssoft	403kJ	wind from the south, 0 knots	19°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	3 ft9 ssoft	184kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	18°C

Northen, ocean beach16.1 kmabout 30 min by carStays in Te AwangaNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft12 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Northen, ocean beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	20, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north-north-west, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft8 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 5 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft8 smushy	12kJ	wind from the east, 6 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	44kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	19°C

Ocean beach6.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft291 kJ

5 ft440 kJ

4 ft281 kJ

4 ft200 kJ

3 ft94 kJ

4 ft415 kJ

3 ft107 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Ocean beach, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	46, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	291kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 5 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	440kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	4 ft9 ssoft	281kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft9 ssoft	200kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	94kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	57, good	4 ft11 ssoft	415kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C
Sun 25Oct	32, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	107kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	20°C

Teawanga17.9 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Te Awanga, 2 kmNeeds 3 ft+

2 ft25 kJ

2 ft48 kJ

2 ft38 kJ

2 ft42 kJ

1 ft10 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

1 ft22 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Teawanga, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	23, too small	2 ft5 smushy	25kJ	wind from the north, 2 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 smushy	48kJ	wind from the south, 1 knot, offshore	15°C
Wed 21Oct	18, too small	2 ft7 smushy	38kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	42kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 1 knot	16°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	1 ft6 smushy	10kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	15°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	44kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 ssoft	22kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 3 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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate

Spot

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Tue 20

Wed 21

Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Mcrakens rock40.9 kmabout 1h 15 by carIntermediate and up

7 ft685 kJ

6 ft687 kJ

5 ft385 kJ

5 ft369 kJ