Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.9
NE
5
0.4
S
9
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1092
969
765
690
596
433
344
274
223
161
122
94
68
47
42
25
53
42
19
9
7
7
20
19
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
E
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NE
15
ENE
5
N
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
10:46PM1.53m
11:14AM1.65m
11:42PM1.50m
12:11PM1.62m
00:41AM1.46m
1:08PM1.58m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.05m
5:39PM0.05m
5:56AM0.07m
6:35PM0.07m
6:53AM0.10m
7:32PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:01
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:49
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:51
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
9
8
7
10
13
14
17
15
13
12
12
16
19
20
20
18
17
15
15
18
19
17
17
19
Feels °C
6
6
4
7
8
11
15
13
11
9
9
14
16
17
18
16
14
12
12
16
15
14
16
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waimarama surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest