Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.0° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.6
NE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1
ENE
7
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
16
0.6
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
15
0.8
ESE
15
1.8
S
7
0.9
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
14
1.2
ESE
13
1.7
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
16
15
20
26
39
50
40
83
132
137
160
181
208
255
229
272
330
342
504
475
329
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:06AM1.33m
1:35PM1.36m
1:54AM1.30m
2:22PM1.35m
2:42AM1.28m
3:09PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:19AM0.26m
7:48PM0.32m
8:05AM0.30m
8:36PM0.34m
8:51AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
14
15
14
13
13
11
10
11
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
8
7
Feels °C
5
5
6
10
10
8
7
8
8
8
9
5
5
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
1
1
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