Waimarama Surf Break

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 am 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.6° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (19 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)17s
Afternoon (19 Jun)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1129
1901
1879
1334
947
701
526
411
314
235
180
169
118
82
54
44
42
70
39
61
33
51
29
29
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
S
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
25
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:44AM1.56m
9:12PM1.70m
9:41AM1.52m
10:08PM1.64m
10:38AM1.48m
11:02PM1.57m
Low Tide
2:58PM-0.01m
3:38AM0.00m
3:54PM0.03m
4:32AM0.03m
4:50PM0.09m
5:26AM0.08m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:53
4:53
 mm
Temp °C
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
15
17
16
15
16
16
16
17
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
12
9
8
9
7
7
8
8
13
15
14
13
14
13
13
16
9
11
12
12
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.8
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
14
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
1129
1901
1879
1334
947
701
526
411
314
235
180
169
118
82
54
7
6
70
39
8
14
15
11
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
6
0.1
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
NE
5
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
74
5
19
27
36
44
59
57
53
51
50
49
38
38
36
34
42
4
8
61
33
51
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
19
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
ESE
17
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
NE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
5
7
13
12
12
12
29
27
26
26
25
24
21
2
6
44
16
18
4
6
8
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.2
N
3
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
SW
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
14
29
33
3
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
61
61
0
2
0
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
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