Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 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):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)1ft (0.3m)17s
Evening (07 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.3
NE
7
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
56
23
26
22
22
20
7
531
889
868
865
903
1074
1482
1254
760
655
527
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
20
S
15
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:04AM1.44m
1:36PM1.55m
2:03AM1.44m
2:35PM1.57m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.15m
7:18AM0.12m
7:56PM0.14m
8:15AM0.11m
8:55PM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
4
5
4
3
6
7
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
14
15
14
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
Feels °C
12
12
10
11
12
7
8
5
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
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