Waimarama Surf Break

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, near gales from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
2
4
5
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.5
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
2.3
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.4
E
10
3
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
229
181
198
387
670
1006
1157
1084
1881
983
688
925
1444
1814
1962
2424
2648
2454
1096
1224
2256
2029
1944
1555
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
20
NNE
0
NNE
35
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
45
S
50
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:20PM1.37m
1:39AM1.37m
2:10PM1.36m
2:28AM1.33m
2:58PM1.36m
3:16AM1.30m
Low Tide
7:07AM0.18m
7:30PM0.26m
7:55AM0.23m
8:21PM0.30m
8:41AM0.26m
9:10PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
6
5
2
8
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
12
13
11
Feels °C
7
7
8
7
6
7
7
11
13
4
0
0
1
-1
-1
-1
0
2
3
7
6
9
8
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
14
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
11
3
E
11
3
E
11
2.5
E
11
Energy kJ
229
181
93
123
93
63
61
66
1026
983
688
663
491
408
510
596
551
1736
1096
1224
1670
2029
1944
1555
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.4
S
10
Energy kJ
59
40
18
725
786
819
584
424
346
377
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
1.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
7
530
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
3.5
NE
9
0.2
S
10
1.7
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
SSW
11
3
E
11
1.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
128
172
198
387
670
1006
1157
1084
1881
8
197
925
1444
1814
1962
2424
2648
2454
2256
671
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
3
3
3
2
2
4
1
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
Distance (km)
58
80
80
236
80
195
195
54
2
109
163
163
205
205
205
220
213
207
117
0
0
0
54
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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