Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.5° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
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
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
628
617
520
467
388
374
290
294
248
216
177
146
121
121
121
77
58
94
47
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
15
E
5
NE
5
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
7:57PM1.51m
8:23AM1.49m
8:46PM1.46m
9:11AM1.47m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.11m
2:40PM0.14m
3:02AM0.15m
3:29PM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
9
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
8
11
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
9
8
7
7
9
8
8
8
10
8
8
5
9
13
11
10
10
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