Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
890
876
824
811
694
603
521
480
455
387
314
314
259
263
202
202
161
123
112
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:27PM1.40m
5:46AM1.29m
6:12PM1.42m
6:31AM1.30m
6:55PM1.43m
Low Tide
11:46PM0.30m
11:56AM0.26m
00:32AM0.28m
12:41PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
8
7
7
8
13
16
13
12
13
14
13
13
15
14
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
7
5
4
4
5
10
11
8
7
7
8
9
8
9
7
3
2
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