Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Waimarama today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.6
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
1.7
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
73
70
41
39
23
21
18
17
30
16
15
17
42
41
82
170
94
137
137
125
305
792
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
40
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:17AM1.38m
12:47PM1.38m
1:06AM1.33m
1:35PM1.36m
1:54AM1.30m
2:22PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.22m
6:59PM0.28m
7:19AM0.26m
7:48PM0.32m
8:05AM0.30m
8:36PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
10
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
14
16
13
13
13
12
10
10
11
8
7
8
Feels °C
5
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
6
10
12
7
8
9
10
7
6
4
0
-2
1
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