Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). 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 (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (29 Sep)5ft (1.6m)17s
Evening (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.4
S
16
1.7
S
17
1.9
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.9
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
357
416
530
581
577
703
967
1643
2076
2115
1938
1618
1534
1534
1434
1410
1159
988
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:38PM1.47m
8:03AM1.49m
8:27PM1.49m
8:52AM1.54m
9:17PM1.51m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.14m
2:20PM0.13m
2:43AM0.11m
3:11PM0.11m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
13
12
11
11
9
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
10
7
6
6
6
6
9
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
10
8
9
10
11
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