Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.2°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 9AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
972
835
620
485
330
264
255
192
146
110
102
71
47
29
27
15
19
30
39
39
23
24
36
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:54AM1.49m
10:18PM1.46m
10:46AM1.51m
11:11PM1.46m
11:40AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:46AM0.15m
4:13PM0.16m
4:35AM0.14m
5:06PM0.16m
5:27AM0.14m
6:01PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
11
18
19
17
14
13
13
14
16
19
18
15
12
11
10
9
12
15
17
14
12
Feels °C
7
5
7
15
17
14
11
10
10
10
11
14
14
9
6
5
5
5
9
12
14
12
9
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