Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.0°C
1.3° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
3
3
3
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4
3
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4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NE
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
13
1.6
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
2.3
S
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
112
78
75
51
33
40
57
37
113
215
205
553
713
703
2860
2929
3995
3113
1659
3788
3175
1827
1887
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
35
W
40
W
25
W
15
W
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
0
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:45AM1.35m
7:08PM1.45m
7:31AM1.39m
7:53PM1.46m
8:17AM1.43m
8:39PM1.47m
Low Tide
00:43AM0.22m
12:57PM0.20m
1:28AM0.19m
1:44PM0.18m
2:13AM0.17m
2:32PM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
12
16
17
15
14
13
13
12
14
17
17
13
11
11
12
13
8
8
8
9
8
Feels °C
9
6
8
11
12
11
6
4
7
7
8
10
12
8
5
4
6
6
3
4
4
7
5
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