Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.0° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
13
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
696
426
723
705
520
485
308
250
237
229
188
185
261
515
411
330
172
92
123
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NE
10
E
5
ENE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
1:25PM1.33m
1:49AM1.23m
2:12PM1.33m
2:37AM1.23m
2:59PM1.33m
Low Tide
7:47PM0.33m
7:57AM0.34m
8:33PM0.32m
8:44AM0.33m
9:19PM0.30m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:36
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
10
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
12
16
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
9
9
12
12
14
13
12
12
11
10
14
15
14
15
13
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