Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.0° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
18
17
17
16
15
15
28
42
54
51
69
132
137
160
181
208
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
20
WNW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:06AM1.33m
1:35PM1.36m
1:54AM1.30m
2:22PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:59PM0.28m
7:19AM0.26m
7:48PM0.32m
8:05AM0.30m
8:36PM0.34m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
9
14
15
14
13
13
11
11
10
11
9
8
7
Feels °C
7
7
6
5
6
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
7
6
1
0
-1
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