Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 7AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (26 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Wed night).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.3
S
17
1.7
S
17
1.3
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
73
162
162
222
198
129
155
207
287
390
741
1009
1502
975
1567
780
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:40AM1.26m
4:07PM1.37m
4:27AM1.27m
4:53PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.34m
9:48AM0.30m
10:24PM0.32m
10:35AM0.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
12
17
18
17
15
16
16
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
9
14
15
15
12
9
10
6
8
8
7
6
5
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