Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
3
2
1
2
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0
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4
5
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSE
9
2
SSW
8
1.9
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
2.1
S
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
732
527
488
1664
2068
3601
4469
5070
5261
4121
5632
4327
5534
5337
1809
2202
2517
513
732
733
432
501
298
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
5
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:43AM1.47m
10:05PM1.47m
10:32AM1.44m
10:54PM1.41m
11:21AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.10m
3:58PM0.15m
4:23AM0.15m
4:48PM0.20m
5:10AM0.21m
5:37PM0.25m
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light rain
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
8
9
11
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
9
9
10
9
9
9
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
0
1
1
2
-1
-3
-4
-4
-4
-2
-1
2
3
3
5
4
3
5
5
7
8
7
9
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