Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
17
1
S
18
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
198
263
155
207
287
386
606
1169
998
1485
1456
1330
808
700
560
448
359
347
285
285
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
25
NNE
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNW
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:07PM1.37m
4:27AM1.27m
4:53PM1.39m
5:13AM1.30m
5:38PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:48AM0.30m
10:24PM0.32m
10:35AM0.28m
11:11PM0.29m
11:23AM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
16
18
17
15
16
16
14
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
9
13
16
15
12
10
10
10
7
9
8
8
6
7
8
7
8
10
12
11
8
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