Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 19s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
3
2
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.6
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.5
S
15
1.7
S
19
1.9
S
19
2.1
S
19
2.1
S
19
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.4
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
710
666
1114
517
953
2024
2609
3155
2992
2429
1974
1586
1275
1041
828
690
670
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:43PM1.59m
10:12AM1.47m
10:35PM1.52m
11:05AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:06AM0.05m
4:25PM0.11m
4:57AM0.10m
5:18PM0.17m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
8
Feels °C
6
6
5
4
6
7
6
6
5
5
6
4
5
7
7
6
5
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