Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 4PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (13 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (13 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
9
2.2
S
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1047
1652
946
445
1069
1236
1076
857
802
726
714
617
520
467
396
374
290
288
235
177
146
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
S
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
W
0
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
6:44AM1.50m
7:08PM1.54m
7:34AM1.50m
7:57PM1.51m
8:23AM1.49m
8:46PM1.46m
Low Tide
12:58PM0.09m
1:27AM0.09m
1:50PM0.11m
2:15AM0.11m
2:40PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
12
16
12
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
10
5
6
7
8
7
7
9
8
8
9
8
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
12
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