Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.9° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
ESE
9
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
ESE
10
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
237
232
180
180
154
175
175
172
124
121
94
92
65
57
82
73
46
24
21
62
49
33
34
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
E
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
N
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35AM1.47m
3:08PM1.58m
3:34AM1.50m
4:07PM1.64m
4:33AM1.53m
5:05PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.09m
9:26PM0.12m
9:46AM0.05m
10:26PM0.08m
10:45AM0.02m
11:26PM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:05
5:06
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
10
10
9
9
8
7
6
7
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
15
16
15
14
13
Feels °C
5
3
5
8
8
7
6
5
5
3
4
7
8
7
6
7
8
7
9
12
12
12
11
10
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