Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
124
121
94
92
65
57
82
73
46
24
59
45
33
33
34
73
70
65
64
64
65
38
56
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:34AM1.50m
4:07PM1.64m
4:33AM1.53m
5:05PM1.69m
5:32AM1.55m
6:03PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.05m
10:26PM0.08m
10:45AM0.02m
11:26PM0.04m
11:44AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:06
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
7
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
15
15
14
Feels °C
5
3
4
7
7
8
8
7
8
7
8
12
14
13
11
10
9
9
10
13
15
13
12
11
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