Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is

13.8°C

Waimarama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waimarama today (23 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Afternoon (23 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (23 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 23								Saturday 24								Sunday 25
	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	0	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	121	92	90	90	113	110	144	176	164	165	260	298	277	272	300	80	167	161	125	60	66	48	77	78
Wind (km/h)	W	SSW	SW	S	ESE	ESE	NE	N	NNW	WNW	WNW	SE	ESE	E	NNE	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	ENE	ENE	NE	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	on	glassy
High Tide		3:26AM1.26m				3:48PM1.35m					4:15AM1.31m				4:37PM1.38m				5:05AM1.37m				5:27PM1.42m
Low Tide				9:33AM0.30m					10:06PM0.26m				10:24AM0.27m				10:54PM0.22m				11:16AM0.22m


	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	12	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	16	18	19	18	18	16	15	14	17	19	18	16	14
Feels °C	13	11	9	14	11	12	12	11	12	12	11	16	16	17	17	16	14	13	11	15	16	14	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	121	92	90	90	113	110	144	176	164	130	127	298	277	272	300	80	167	161	125	60	66	48	61	60
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	NE 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	NE 10	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 14	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 11	SSE 9	E 13	E 13	NE 6	SSW 10	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	12	12	5	17	16	15	4	22	48	165	260	106	103	53	12	55	14	14	6	20	36	42	77	78
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	S 12	NE 10	NE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	NE 9	SSE 12	NE 9	SSW 12	E 9	NE 4	E 13	S 14	SSW 10	SSW 10	E 12	ENE 3
kJ	—	1	1	4	4	4	3	4	4	14	14	14	3	14	3	52	2	1	13	32	18	18	11	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 2	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	WSW 2	WSW 4	NNE 5	NE 5	ENE 2	NE 3
kJ	—	2	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	3	3	1	1	3
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	111	111	82	2	2	0	0	0	61	61	0	0	0	0	0	0	61	61	61	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1			1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Catlins River Mouth Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	6	8	5	5	5	9	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5

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