Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.3° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (29 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Sun night).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NE
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
1.8
SSW
9
1.3
SSW
10
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
154
151
156
112
78
75
51
33
40
58
34
112
215
547
363
898
848
865
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
SE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
W
10
W
25
W
40
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23PM1.43m
6:45AM1.35m
7:08PM1.45m
7:31AM1.39m
7:53PM1.46m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.22m
12:57PM0.20m
1:28AM0.19m
1:44PM0.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
Temp °C
18
15
13
12
10
9
12
16
17
15
13
14
13
11
13
16
17
14
12
Feels °C
17
15
12
11
8
5
9
12
13
12
7
5
7
7
9
9
11
9
6
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