Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed morning, near gales from the S by Thu morning).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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)
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
4.5
SE
10
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1333
1090
1038
932
849
745
669
1134
854
2419
3667
5219
5730
6043
5864
5014
4075
3723
2570
1837
1936
1080
981
1162
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
S
45
S
55
S
55
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:27AM1.34m
11:48PM1.41m
12:19PM1.39m
00:40AM1.42m
1:13PM1.45m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.22m
5:40PM0.25m
6:09AM0.20m
6:32PM0.22m
6:59AM0.16m
7:28PM0.19m
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clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
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5:00
5:00
5:01
5:02
 mm
1
2
2
1
5
6
6
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
10
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
7
10
7
8
7
7
3
2
0
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
4
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