Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.9° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the S by Mon night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
0
3
0
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
11
0.9
S
13
0.9
S
13
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
2.5
S
9
3
S
11
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
319
268
259
305
362
730
813
994
2416
4192
3826
3210
3955
4512
4371
6607
5604
4758
3804
3624
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
25
W
25
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:43AM1.33m
9:04PM1.43m
9:28AM1.36m
9:49PM1.43m
10:15AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.23m
3:27AM0.21m
3:42PM0.22m
4:11AM0.20m
4:30PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
14
16
13
12
12
10
7
6
7
6
6
3
3
4
6
6
6
7
8
7
Feels °C
6
12
11
8
7
6
4
-2
-3
-2
-3
-3
-5
-5
-4
-3
-1
-1
1
2
1
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