Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.0° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)--
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.6
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.9
ENE
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
1.8
SSW
6
3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
38
21
18
17
17
16
15
16
28
39
52
127
211
132
137
163
249
1350
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:06AM1.33m
1:35PM1.36m
1:54AM1.30m
2:22PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.28m
7:19AM0.26m
7:48PM0.32m
8:05AM0.30m
8:36PM0.34m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
8
9
14
15
13
14
13
11
11
9
11
7
7
7
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
5
5
-1
-2
0
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