Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.9° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (02 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
3
1
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
S
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
15
1.3
S
14
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
878
1008
916
828
711
595
373
319
268
319
300
362
711
691
1185
2265
4177
4543
4758
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:21PM1.43m
8:43AM1.33m
9:04PM1.43m
9:28AM1.36m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.22m
2:56PM0.23m
3:27AM0.21m
3:42PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
10
9
8
7
8
10
14
15
13
12
12
10
6
5
6
6
5
3
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
3
4
6
12
10
8
7
6
4
-2
-3
-3
-4
-4
-6
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