Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
15.5°C
0.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
120
164
136
83
82
139
86
77
51
49
52
57
50
45
56
87
85
110
103
104
98
145
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
20
NE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
35
W
40
W
30
W
35
W
40
W
35
W
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:37AM1.59m
8:02PM1.53m
8:30AM1.64m
8:56PM1.54m
9:23AM1.67m
9:50PM1.54m
Low Tide
1:24AM0.09m
1:57PM0.08m
2:16AM0.06m
2:51PM0.05m
3:10AM0.04m
3:47PM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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7:44
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7:45
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Temp °C
9
9
15
18
17
16
14
12
12
12
18
20
20
13
12
12
12
12
15
18
16
14
12
Feels °C
6
6
10
14
13
14
10
8
7
8
13
15
14
4
4
6
3
3
8
10
8
5
5
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