Waimarama Surf Break

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
13.3° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
!
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
417
335
306
233
229
181
218
455
845
996
1131
1556
1801
924
716
1301
1637
1852
2009
2404
2408
1555
999
789
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
30
NNE
30
NE
5
W
35
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:48AM1.42m
1:20PM1.37m
1:39AM1.37m
2:10PM1.36m
2:28AM1.33m
2:58PM1.36m
Low Tide
6:38PM0.21m
7:07AM0.18m
7:30PM0.26m
7:55AM0.23m
8:21PM0.30m
8:41AM0.26m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
11
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
6
6
7
9
9
14
3
0
0
0
2
0
0
-1
1
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
13
1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSW
14
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
2.5
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
E
10
Energy kJ
417
335
306
233
229
181
93
127
94
63
63
975
878
924
716
443
471
416
425
469
596
1555
999
755
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.5
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
14
1.7
ENE
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
S
10
Energy kJ
2
3
57
7
66
34
18
586
627
789
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
10
1.2
E
12
Energy kJ
3
2
432
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.5
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
NE
9
1.5
S
6
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
23
38
72
109
132
178
218
455
845
996
1131
1556
1801
139
1301
1637
1852
2009
2404
2408
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
4
4
1
4
3
3
1
3
1
1
2
4
4
Distance (km)
58
58
58
58
58
80
80
224
215
197
197
54
2
111
190
163
205
213
207
213
213
40
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
4
2
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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