Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
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
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
122
94
68
46
29
25
47
35
18
37
7
6
20
20
22
27
19
37
44
75
119
188
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
0
E
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:11PM1.62m
00:41AM1.46m
1:08PM1.58m
1:39AM1.44m
2:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
5:56AM0.07m
6:35PM0.07m
6:53AM0.10m
7:32PM0.09m
7:50AM0.13m
8:28PM0.11m
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5:58
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Temp °C
12
12
15
18
19
18
18
16
15
15
18
20
18
18
19
19
18
16
19
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
9
9
13
15
15
16
16
13
12
13
15
15
14
18
16
17
17
15
17
16
16
16
15
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