Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
16
1.6
S
7
2.2
SSW
7
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.2
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
2.5
S
8
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
2.5
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
255
526
518
482
453
504
475
538
530
653
643
745
850
894
880
1510
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:42AM1.28m
3:09PM1.36m
3:28AM1.28m
3:55PM1.37m
Low Tide
8:36PM0.34m
8:51AM0.31m
9:23PM0.35m
9:37AM0.31m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
7
10
10
8
7
5
5
4
6
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
0
-1
-2
-1
1
2
2
2
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