Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (02 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
9
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
68
46
28
25
49
36
18
21
7
6
20
20
20
19
19
37
76
75
116
186
179
155
101
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:11PM1.62m
00:41AM1.46m
1:08PM1.58m
1:39AM1.44m
2:06PM1.53m
2:38AM1.42m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.07m
6:53AM0.10m
7:32PM0.09m
7:50AM0.13m
8:28PM0.11m
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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5:56
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7:50
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7:51
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Temp °C
15
18
19
18
18
17
15
14
18
20
17
18
18
19
18
17
18
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
15
15
16
16
15
12
12
15
15
13
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
15
14
14
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