Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Afternoon (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (19 Jul)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
19
1.9
S
19
2
S
19
2.1
S
19
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1229
1027
771
734
710
666
979
953
953
2024
2609
2868
2998
2429
1998
1586
1275
1041
828
690
577
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
0
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:18AM1.51m
9:43PM1.59m
10:12AM1.47m
10:35PM1.52m
11:05AM1.44m
Low Tide
3:31PM0.05m
4:06AM0.05m
4:25PM0.11m
4:57AM0.10m
5:18PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
15
13
11
10
10
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
6
11
7
6
6
6
7
5
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
8
8
7
7
8
6
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