Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.7° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.6
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.5
SSW
8
1
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
1
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
152
522
310
439
434
286
222
307
202
250
230
200
140
104
224
279
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:17AM1.48m
3:49PM1.62m
4:16AM1.50m
4:48PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:09PM0.12m
9:29AM0.07m
10:09PM0.09m
10:28AM0.04m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
7
5
5
8
8
10
10
11
9
8
8
8
7
6
6
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