Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12PM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (27 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri morning, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
17
1
S
18
1.2
S
17
1.4
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.5
NE
6
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
606
861
1156
1485
1456
1187
966
721
569
455
434
350
344
280
271
265
213
209
164
164
154
116
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:27AM1.27m
4:53PM1.39m
5:13AM1.30m
5:38PM1.41m
5:59AM1.32m
6:23PM1.43m
Low Tide
10:35AM0.28m
11:11PM0.29m
11:23AM0.25m
11:58PM0.25m
12:10PM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
15
12
11
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
12
15
17
15
13
14
14
15
15
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
10
8
8
7
8
6
6
6
7
8
7
9
11
10
8
9
10
11
10
10
10
12
11
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