Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.9°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.1
S
13
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
779
768
404
843
696
426
723
705
618
485
308
250
237
229
188
188
203
507
404
321
184
94
123
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
0
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
E
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
5
E
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:02AM1.24m
1:25PM1.33m
1:49AM1.23m
2:12PM1.33m
2:37AM1.23m
2:59PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.34m
7:47PM0.33m
7:57AM0.34m
8:33PM0.32m
8:44AM0.33m
9:19PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:15
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7:36
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Temp °C
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
8
9
11
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
12
12
13
14
12
12
12
10
13
13
13
14
12
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