Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.4° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
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0
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4
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
2
S
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
1.9
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4188
4981
4857
3855
5207
4001
5609
4970
1643
3278
2390
2168
1864
466
542
477
298
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:05PM1.47m
10:32AM1.44m
10:54PM1.41m
11:21AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.15m
4:48PM0.20m
5:10AM0.21m
5:37PM0.25m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
10
9
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
1
2
3
4
5
3
5
4
7
7
6
8
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