Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 6 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is

14.3°C

Waimarama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waimarama today (15 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (15 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (15 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 15							Friday 16								Saturday 17
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	16	19	49	124	51	47	43	67	53	26	1604	2912	4130	4679	5373	6039	5833	5388	5058	3738	2285	1820	1338
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	N	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-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	off
High Tide			9:38AM1.47m					10:01PM1.37m				10:23AM1.45m				10:46PM1.34m				11:08AM1.41m
Low Tide	3:28AM0.21m				3:59PM0.22m					4:13AM0.24m				4:44PM0.25m				4:58AM0.27m				5:30PM0.28m


	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	4	1	—	—	3	1	2	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	13	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	9	8	9	9	10	10	11	12	11	10
Feels °C	13	13	13	15	11	5	6	6	4	0	-2	0	-1	-1	-2	-1	-1	1	2	3	4	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	NE 9	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	S 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	8	3	3	52	51	47	43	67	53	26	12	—	—	—	—	—	26	21	4271	3229	2285	1820	1338
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 12	NE 9	S 11	S 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	S 9	E 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	SSW 14	NE 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	16	3	3	10	9	10	18	16	24	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42	250	7	271	50
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	S 14	S 15	NE 10	S 14	S 14	S 5	SW 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 12
kJ	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 6	—	SW 3	SW 4	SW 5	—	SSW 5	S 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	SSW 12	SSW 10
kJ	14	19	49	124	—	2	4	31	—	59	1604	2912	4130	4679	5373	6039	5833	5388	5058	3738	190	1674	1075
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Ocean Beach Hawkes Bay	Whangara Gisborne and Mahia	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Papatea Bay East Cape	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Waitara Bar Taranaki	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	190	173	61	61	0	6	0	0	6	173	205	210	210	210	205	205	252	256	256	256	256	256	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay					Waimarama	Ocean Beach	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Raneika Beach														Napier - The Reef
Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1	1														2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Ohiwa-Port Ohope Bay of Plenty	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Nugget Point Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	5
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Dunmoran Strand Ireland	Asu Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Fish Boma South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Tahai Chile	Afife Portugal	Hanga Poukura Chile	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Beach Road South Africa	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Balephuil (Tiree) United Kingdom	Ahijedero Mexico	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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