Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.0°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)6ft (1.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.4
S
16
1.6
S
17
1.8
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
577
724
979
1473
1863
2115
1938
1817
1555
1534
1576
1396
1147
956
875
723
667
572
493
420
347
298
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
10
S
20
SSE
10
SE
0
ENE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
E
15
E
5
E
0
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
8:03AM1.49m
8:27PM1.49m
8:52AM1.54m
9:17PM1.51m
9:43AM1.57m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.14m
2:20PM0.13m
2:43AM0.11m
3:11PM0.11m
3:33AM0.10m
4:04PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
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6:48
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7:14
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7:15
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Temp °C
10
10
13
16
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
8
12
8
9
10
9
8
7
10
9
10
12
13
11
9
8
9
12
11
11
11
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