Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.5
S
15
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
74
103
103
117
147
147
143
110
97
96
99
99
96
92
92
89
73
54
62
55
86
45
34
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
10
W
5
N
15
NNW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:46AM1.43m
5:11PM1.50m
5:40AM1.45m
6:03PM1.49m
6:31AM1.47m
6:53PM1.47m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.14m
11:30PM0.12m
11:52AM0.15m
00:21AM0.12m
12:45PM0.15m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:33
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:31
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
7:23
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:25
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
19
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
12
11
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
14
17
14
15
14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Waimarama surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest