Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.1° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
17
1.8
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
2
S
15
2
S
15
2
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1473
1863
2115
1938
1793
1722
1699
1576
1530
1285
1064
878
822
667
563
485
413
314
298
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:27PM1.49m
8:52AM1.54m
9:17PM1.51m
9:43AM1.57m
Low Tide
2:43AM0.11m
3:11PM0.11m
3:33AM0.10m
4:04PM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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Temp °C
14
12
12
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
11
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
8
11
9
8
8
10
10
10
11
12
11
9
8
9
12
11
12
11
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