Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.3°C
1.2° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Sep)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
1.3
S
6
1.6
S
7
1
S
6
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
220
174
145
131
91
91
74
51
50
47
42
127
222
80
113
107
104
61
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
E
10
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:01AM1.46m
4:30PM1.58m
4:57AM1.48m
5:24PM1.58m
Low Tide
9:53PM0.11m
10:12AM0.09m
10:50PM0.09m
11:09AM0.08m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
8
8
8
11
14
13
12
10
9
9
9
8
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
7
8
9
5
5
5
8
13
10
9
6
2
4
5
5
9
9
10
8
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