Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is

12.6° 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 (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	11s
Evening (15 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	3	2	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	73	70	65	64	64	64	38	86	57	96	225	270	432	692	838	993	1094	1289	1273	1397	1209	1132	1117	1102
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	ENE	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	WSW	W	W	SSW	NW	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide		5:32AM1.55m					6:03PM1.71m				6:29AM1.56m				7:00PM1.72m				7:26AM1.56m				7:55PM1.70m
Low Tide				11:44AM-0.01m					00:26AM0.01m				12:43PM-0.02m				1:23AM-0.00m				1:40PM-0.02m


	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	15	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	16	17	14	12	12	11	11	10	11	12	11	10	10
Feels °C	9	9	9	14	15	13	11	11	10	10	9	12	15	11	9	9	8	9	8	9	10	9	8	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 13	E 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15
kJ	73	70	65	64	64	64	38	86	57	96	225	270	432	692	838	993	1094	1289	1273	1397	1209	1132	1117	1102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	NE 5	ESE 13	S 19	E 10	E 10	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 8	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	9	4	2	2	2	1	35	7	31	17	6	6	6	5	5	5	24	24	29	289	643	476	332	302
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 16	S 20	S 19	NE 4	S 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	E 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	SW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	S 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 16	S 15	—
kJ	2	1	1	5	8	7	1	5	26	26	2	4	4	4	—	3	8	45	19	207	512	127	112	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 3	—	—	—	—	NNE 4	—	S 8	SW 8	NNW 3	NNW 3	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	2	—	1	2	1	2	5	27	23	18	8	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes 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	Mohaka River Mouth	Waimarama	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	6	7	6	4	4	5	4	1	5	1	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	7	4	4
Header Global	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Luna Park Australia	Cannibal Bay New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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