Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 6 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is

14.6°C

Waimarama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waimarama today (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Evening (06 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning).
	Thu 5			Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	ENE 8	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	71	124	123	155	105	73	53	53	61	59	41	57	51	76	156	72	37	169	231	326	162	257
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	SSE	W	NNW	NW	NNW	NNE	NNE	S	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide					3:35AM1.41m				3:57PM1.45m					4:29AM1.41m				4:50PM1.43m				5:20AM1.43m
Low Tide			9:23PM0.13m				9:44AM0.19m					10:15PM0.15m				10:39AM0.20m				11:06PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	15	17	17	17	20	23	21	19	20	19	18	17	19	18	19	20	19	18	16	15
Feels °C	16	16	16	18	17	16	19	21	20	19	20	19	17	16	17	14	16	17	17	16	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 8
kJ	71	39	123	155	105	73	53	53	61	59	41	57	51	76	74	28	37	108	111	158	162	147
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	S 15	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 8
kJ	3	63	61	59	54	49	48	47	46	44	28	28	28	28	29	4	16	16	16	15	7	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 12	E 11	E 11	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11
kJ	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	14	14	6	6	6	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 5	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	—	NE 8
kJ	33	124	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	156	72	24	169	231	326	—	257
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Tangoio Flat Rock Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	80	40	0	0	2	2	2	3	2	0	2	2	2	2	61	61	61	61	54	2	55	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Aropaonui	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Taits Beach (Waikari River)		Taits Beach (Waikari River)	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Fairway Reef Northland	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Clark Island Coromandel	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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