Maraenui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.91° S 177.55° E

Maraenui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maraenui sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

Maraenui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Maraenui today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Maraenui at 6AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.5
WNW
4
1.2
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
65
34
14
18
7
7
72
114
77
86
51
57
43
37
54
141
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:34AM1.42m
2:14PM1.47m
2:31AM1.40m
3:09PM1.48m
Low Tide
7:29PM0.53m
7:49AM0.46m
8:25PM0.55m
8:43AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
7
7
11
12
14
13
11
9
8
8
12
16
16
15
11
Feels °C
4
5
4
4
9
9
12
11
8
6
6
6
10
14
13
13
7
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