Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.4
ESE
12
0.8
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
14
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
121
111
77
58
71
58
167
142
127
120
122
90
86
86
253
253
241
212
205
199
150
147
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
5
ENE
0
NNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:11AM1.47m
9:33PM1.42m
9:57AM1.44m
10:20PM1.37m
10:44AM1.41m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.15m
3:29PM0.18m
3:48AM0.20m
4:16PM0.23m
4:33AM0.25m
5:03PM0.27m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
9
8
11
15
14
12
11
9
9
8
11
16
17
15
15
14
14
10
10
10
11
11
9
Feels °C
7
5
9
13
11
10
10
6
7
5
8
12
12
11
11
11
11
4
5
6
7
8
6
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