Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.4°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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.5
S
17
2.2
S
16
2.1
S
15
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2309
3028
2873
2348
2001
1370
1237
1305
2584
1869
1447
1196
972
734
620
420
330
268
214
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:39PM1.47m
9:05AM1.46m
9:27PM1.47m
9:54AM1.49m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.16m
3:22PM0.16m
3:46AM0.15m
4:13PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
9
9
9
10
13
16
17
15
13
11
11
11
13
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
8
9
6
6
5
6
10
13
15
13
10
7
8
8
10
15
17
14
11
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