Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is

12.6° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waimarama today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	17s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
		Thursday 16								Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 23
Wave Graph
kJ	38	86	57	96	225	270	394	692	838	993	1094	1214	1273	1397	1209	1132	1117	1102	974	961	874	763	731	1452
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	W	NW	WNW	NW	E	NNE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	NW	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	6:03PM1.71m				6:29AM1.56m				7:00PM1.72m				7:26AM1.56m				7:55PM1.70m				8:23AM1.54m
Low Tide			00:26AM0.01m				12:43PM-0.02m				1:23AM-0.00m				1:40PM-0.02m				2:20AM-0.00m				2:36PM0.01m


	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	12	13	16	17	14	11	11	10	9	9	12	12	11	10	9	9	8	8	11	12	11
Feels °C	11	11	10	9	10	11	13	11	7	9	8	7	7	11	10	9	8	7	7	6	5	9	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	38	86	57	96	225	270	394	692	838	993	1094	1214	1273	1397	1209	1132	1117	1102	974	961	874	763	731	700
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	NE 4	E 10	E 10	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 5	S 5	S 8	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 14	S 9	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 23	S 23
kJ	35	1	31	17	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	40	104	230	244	202	405	142	210	189	141	686	1452
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	S 19	ESE 16	ESE 16	E 11	E 10	E 10	NE 10	—	SW 9	S 16	S 7	S 15	S 19	S 18	S 15	S 15	S 20	—	SSW 20	S 19	S 24	S 10	S 10
kJ	1	7	26	26	2	2	2	4	—	3	19	9	18	27	56	119	113	8	—	38	29	185	123	90
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 3	SW 8	WNW 2	WSW 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	11	15	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	61	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	6	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Waimarama	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth		Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Ocean Beach	Mohaka River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4		4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	1	2	2	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	8	9	5	4	4	4	7	9	4
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Kuri Bush New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	9	6	6	6	5	7	9	8

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