Waimarama Surf Break

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.7° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jun)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
15
1.7
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
NE
10
0.3
S
16
0.5
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
635
549
436
191
300
295
357
1657
1901
1879
1334
947
598
442
340
314
235
180
129
87
49
43
45
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
W
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:47AM1.58m
8:16PM1.74m
8:44AM1.56m
9:12PM1.70m
9:41AM1.52m
10:08PM1.64m
Low Tide
2:00PM-0.03m
2:41AM-0.02m
2:58PM-0.01m
3:38AM0.00m
3:54PM0.03m
4:32AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
15
17
16
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
8
11
10
10
10
10
7
8
11
12
13
10
9
8
8
8
9
13
15
15
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
0.9
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1.7
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
14
1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
Energy kJ
595
635
549
436
191
300
295
248
1657
1901
1879
1334
947
598
442
340
314
235
180
129
87
47
43
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
163
163
219
357
5
5
19
27
36
44
59
57
53
51
50
49
48
49
30
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
16
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
1
3
3
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
13
12
12
12
29
27
4
4
4
5
21
45
43
45
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
Energy kJ
19
29
14
17
20
23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
21
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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