Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
2
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4
4
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
SSW
13
0.5
NE
8
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.9
S
15
1.5
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
35
114
215
202
343
771
878
673
4699
3585
3389
4079
5067
2621
2937
2598
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
45
W
45
W
35
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:08PM1.45m
7:31AM1.39m
7:53PM1.46m
8:17AM1.43m
8:39PM1.47m
Low Tide
1:28AM0.19m
1:44PM0.18m
2:13AM0.17m
2:32PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
12
14
17
16
13
11
8
8
6
8
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
4
7
11
6
3
3
3
2
0
2
5
6
8
7
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