Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.9°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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 6PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
ESE
14
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
194
162
118
229
201
154
198
195
189
183
172
187
205
205
202
202
202
187
282
253
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
25
NW
40
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
4:15PM1.38m
4:39AM1.32m
5:02PM1.42m
5:27AM1.37m
5:50PM1.45m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.27m
10:33PM0.26m
10:49AM0.24m
11:20PM0.21m
11:39AM0.20m
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cloud
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
10
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
14
13
13
12
13
12
14
17
20
15
11
7
Feels °C
7
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
11
8
9
9
10
9
12
15
16
7
5
2
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