Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (25 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.4
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
1.4
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
130
125
60
43
63
61
60
46
41
29
60
52
80
70
36
35
32
14
110
25
15
9
8
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
NE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05AM1.37m
5:27PM1.42m
5:55AM1.45m
6:18PM1.46m
6:46AM1.52m
7:10PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:54PM0.22m
11:16AM0.22m
11:43PM0.17m
12:09PM0.17m
00:33AM0.13m
1:03PM0.12m
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Temp °C
16
14
12
16
18
17
15
14
13
12
10
16
19
19
17
16
13
13
14
19
21
20
13
12
Feels °C
14
12
10
15
15
13
13
13
11
10
7
14
15
15
16
14
10
9
10
14
17
17
8
7
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