Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.5°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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
1.9
SSE
7
2.3
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
2.2
ESE
9
2.1
ESE
9
1.9
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
20
298
604
653
721
717
884
844
948
943
732
660
493
413
343
331
339
261
202
197
158
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
S
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:04AM1.44m
1:36PM1.55m
2:03AM1.44m
2:35PM1.57m
3:02AM1.45m
3:33PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:18AM0.12m
7:56PM0.14m
8:15AM0.11m
8:55PM0.13m
9:14AM0.10m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
cloud
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cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
7
5
4
2
4
8
4
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
10
10
8
8
8
9
10
12
12
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
11
9
6
3
4
3
1
1
2
3
4
5
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
9
7
6
7
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