Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
17
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
5
0.6
NE
5
1.5
S
6
1.8
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
98
58
32
26
32
57
56
23
45
61
75
18
165
371
556
618
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:06AM1.45m
12:37PM1.54m
1:04AM1.44m
1:36PM1.55m
Low Tide
6:01PM0.15m
6:21AM0.13m
6:58PM0.15m
7:18AM0.12m
7:56PM0.14m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
5
3
1
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
14
15
16
17
14
15
16
16
12
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
12
12
13
13
10
11
12
12
8
5
6
5
4
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