Waimarama Surf Break

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (04 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)--
Afternoon (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1
E
10
1.9
ENE
7
2.3
NE
7
2
NE
8
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.6
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
2.1
E
10
3
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
545
535
541
540
200
359
550
458
301
365
359
368
1051
999
1230
516
488
380
838
1787
1203
1273
1155
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
0
WNW
0
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
20
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
W
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:50PM1.41m
9:11AM1.28m
9:32PM1.40m
9:55AM1.28m
10:15PM1.40m
10:40AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:15AM0.27m
3:22PM0.27m
3:57AM0.26m
4:05PM0.27m
4:39AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
3
4
3
1
2
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
12
12
13
14
15
13
12
12
11
12
12
11
11
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
Feels °C
9
6
5
4
6
6
8
9
12
10
10
12
10
11
10
9
7
7
7
8
8
7
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.6
ENE
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
2.1
E
10
2.4
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
Energy kJ
546
545
535
541
208
200
159
393
385
173
123
197
349
488
627
826
516
488
380
838
1115
1203
1273
1155
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
6
6
3
3
5
5
6
159
162
159
4
4
9
9
210
167
307
25
24
9
19
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.1
SW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
3
2
6
6
5
4
8
9
4
3
8
29
28
4
10
23
21
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
4
1
N
4
1.6
NE
6
1.6
ENE
10
1.4
NE
7
1.9
ENE
7
2.3
NE
7
2
NE
8
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
41
40
177
540
168
359
550
458
301
365
359
368
1051
999
1230
617
1787
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
54
54
54
54
73
73
100
54
2
2
2
0
0
0
21
2
80
54
58
2
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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