Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.6° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
!
!
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
10
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2457
2207
1840
1462
1405
1121
921
1131
1081
671
636
634
682
1509
1985
3865
4850
Wind (km/h)
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:25PM1.59m
8:52AM1.50m
9:15PM1.53m
9:43AM1.47m
Low Tide
2:46AM0.06m
3:07PM0.10m
3:36AM0.10m
3:58PM0.15m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
3
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
8
6
6
6
7
8
11
10
7
8
Feels °C
-1
-1
0
-1
0
1
1
1
0
-1
-1
0
-1
1
2
-4
-3
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