Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.6° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
11
1
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
222
337
171
223
248
205
181
364
361
299
241
179
148
118
98
78
65
70
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:49PM1.62m
4:16AM1.50m
4:48PM1.65m
5:14AM1.52m
5:44PM1.66m
Low Tide
10:09PM0.09m
10:28AM0.04m
11:08PM0.06m
11:26AM0.02m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
8
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
8
9
9
10
9
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