Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is

12.7° C

Waimarama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waimarama today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
		Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thursday 16
	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	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	ESE 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	NNE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	57	42	73	46	24	57	31	33	33	34	73	70	65	64	64	34	38	56	57	96	169	270	512	667
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	NW	ENE	NNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				4:33AM1.53m				5:05PM1.69m				5:32AM1.55m					6:03PM1.71m				6:29AM1.56m
Low Tide		10:26PM0.08m				10:45AM0.02m				11:26PM0.04m				11:44AM-0.01m					00:26AM0.01m				12:43PM-0.02m


	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	12	13	12	15	17	15	14	13	13	13	12	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	17	14
Feels °C	7	6	8	8	8	12	15	13	11	10	9	10	9	14	14	13	11	11	10	10	10	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	57	42	46	46	22	16	14	17	18	14	73	70	65	64	64	34	38	56	57	96	169	270	512	667
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16
kJ	25	28	73	44	24	13	31	33	33	34	9	4	4	2	1	30	35	35	17	17	6	6	6	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 11	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	S 9	NE 6	S 8	S 21	S 20	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 16	ESE 16	E 11	N 10	S 10	SSW 16
kJ	56	32	5	—	19	20	6	18	33	30	2	2	1	9	8	1	1	1	26	26	2	2	2	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 2	—	—	—	NE 4	NNW 3	NNW 4	WSW 3
kJ	5	10	15	15	16	57	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	2	5	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Tutaekuri River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Distance (km)	2	55	54	54	29	61	61	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth			Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Shingles West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	1	1	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	1	4	4	3	1	5	1	2	2	3
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Spooky's New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Bancoora Australia	Barrancon Chile	Asu Indonesia	Jacobs Bay South Africa	Shingles New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	6	9	7	6	8	7	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5

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