Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.5° C
1.0° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
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3
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
E
11
0.4
SE
14
1.6
SSW
8
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
4
SSW
11
4
SSW
13
4
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
263
202
202
161
121
112
82
74
344
2000
2276
2079
4256
4920
4473
2035
1870
1288
1186
935
990
798
Wind (km/h)
25
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
6:31AM1.30m
6:55PM1.43m
7:15AM1.31m
7:38PM1.43m
7:59AM1.32m
8:21PM1.43m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.28m
12:41PM0.25m
1:17AM0.26m
1:26PM0.24m
2:01AM0.24m
2:11PM0.23m
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
15
15
11
10
10
9
7
7
8
9
7
5
6
6
6
7
10
12
11
9
Feels °C
7
10
9
10
9
4
2
1
2
-1
-1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
6
10
9
6
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