Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
1
S
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.8
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
1.1
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
251
187
187
143
131
137
123
126
152
522
365
758
307
297
360
300
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
5
S
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:17AM1.46m
2:50PM1.58m
3:17AM1.48m
3:49PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:09PM0.15m
8:30AM0.10m
9:09PM0.12m
9:29AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
10
9
10
15
15
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
9
8
7
5
6
11
12
8
7
6
5
4
5
9
8
9
10
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