Waimarama Surf Break

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 11PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, near gales from the S by Thu morning).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
9
4
S
10
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
832
919
1013
1333
1333
1090
1020
969
834
745
669
796
1148
3390
6279
5464
5790
4886
3854
3770
3561
2771
2615
3746
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
40
S
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:00PM1.40m
11:27AM1.34m
11:48PM1.41m
12:19PM1.39m
00:40AM1.42m
Low Tide
5:22AM0.22m
5:40PM0.25m
6:09AM0.20m
6:32PM0.22m
6:59AM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
6
5
4
2
4
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
7
6
7
8
8
8
8
4
5
3
1
-1
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
S
8
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
0.1
SW
22
1.2
E
11
1.4
E
10
0.2
S
19
2.4
ESE
11
3.5
SE
10
3.5
ESE
11
4
SE
10
Energy kJ
832
919
1013
1333
1333
1090
1020
969
834
745
669
513
598
530
470
562
18
326
361
29
1331
2771
2615
3156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.3
SSW
13
1.6
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
E
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
NNE
9
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
55
54
45
41
39
49
54
55
34
294
355
682
6
9
74
73
25
51
127
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
20
20
43
44
42
40
37
35
15
17
63
6
103
100
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
7
2
S
8
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
9
4
S
10
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
4
SE
10
Energy kJ
186
465
796
1148
3390
6279
5464
5790
4886
3854
3770
3561
847
686
3746
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
73
40
111
205
197
252
252
252
272
258
258
163
254
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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