Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0° 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.9
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
10
1.6
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
15
1.7
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
255
199
192
191
146
146
102
73
58
57
33
33
33
106
573
798
1014
1380
1547
1191
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
25
WSW
10
WNW
5
N
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
High Tide
12:56PM1.36m
1:18AM1.28m
1:44PM1.34m
2:05AM1.26m
2:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.30m
7:12PM0.33m
7:28AM0.32m
8:00PM0.35m
8:14AM0.33m
8:48PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
9
14
15
13
13
11
12
14
15
18
17
13
11
11
11
10
11
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
6
11
12
10
9
7
8
9
9
12
13
8
5
4
2
4
8
11
13
10
9
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