Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
!
!
4
4
2
2
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
18
0.8
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
1.5
SSW
7
1.9
S
8
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
4.5
SSW
11
5
SSW
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.1
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
339
308
209
148
132
86
79
204
488
1122
1844
4667
8124
3075
1977
1124
716
514
434
327
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
40
W
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:30AM1.38m
11:53PM1.29m
12:17PM1.35m
00:40AM1.26m
1:05PM1.34m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.31m
6:04AM0.32m
6:36PM0.33m
6:50AM0.33m
7:23PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
2
Temp °C
13
16
18
15
16
14
14
13
7
11
12
11
9
7
6
6
9
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
12
15
14
10
10
7
8
4
-1
2
4
3
2
2
2
3
6
9
7
8
8
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