Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
15.6°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 (29 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)--
Afternoon (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
S
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
17
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
82
139
86
75
51
49
52
57
50
23
96
89
129
110
103
102
98
132
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
10
NNE
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
40
W
30
W
20
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
35
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:02PM1.53m
8:30AM1.64m
8:56PM1.54m
9:23AM1.67m
9:50PM1.54m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.06m
2:51PM0.05m
3:10AM0.04m
3:47PM0.04m
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clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
14
12
12
13
18
20
20
15
13
12
11
12
15
17
14
14
12
Feels °C
12
14
10
8
7
9
13
16
14
7
6
6
2
4
8
9
5
5
3
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