Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.4° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
S
10
1.4
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.4
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
330
264
255
199
192
189
146
146
102
73
71
57
33
33
33
75
96
78
791
1172
1158
780
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
W
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM1.31m
12:56PM1.36m
1:18AM1.28m
1:44PM1.34m
2:05AM1.26m
2:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.30m
7:12PM0.33m
7:28AM0.32m
8:00PM0.35m
8:14AM0.33m
8:48PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
9
14
15
13
13
11
12
14
15
18
16
13
11
10
10
10
10
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
5
4
6
11
12
11
9
7
8
9
9
12
11
8
6
3
3
4
7
12
12
11
9
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