Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.4°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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
2
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
672
666
638
615
615
629
524
443
370
323
280
270
237
232
202
153
123
110
72
72
50
50
37
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
NE
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
off
High Tide
2:03AM1.44m
2:35PM1.57m
3:02AM1.45m
3:33PM1.58m
4:01AM1.46m
4:30PM1.58m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.11m
8:55PM0.13m
9:14AM0.10m
9:53PM0.11m
10:12AM0.09m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
9
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
11
14
13
12
10
Feels °C
4
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
6
8
8
7
7
10
6
5
4
8
12
10
9
4
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