Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
14.3°C
0.6° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
1.1
NE
5
0.8
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
19
37
44
75
115
179
174
153
97
87
78
71
63
61
59
54
49
48
52
46
44
62
78
164
106
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
0
NE
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
20
NE
15
NNE
0
SSW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:39AM1.44m
2:06PM1.53m
2:38AM1.42m
3:02PM1.49m
3:35AM1.41m
3:57PM1.45m
4:29AM1.41m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.13m
8:28PM0.11m
8:48AM0.16m
9:23PM0.13m
9:44AM0.19m
10:15PM0.15m
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Temp °C
16
16
18
18
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
20
22
23
21
21
19
17
18
Feels °C
14
14
18
15
14
15
16
15
13
14
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
19
18
22
22
20
18
16
18
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