Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
16
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.6
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
1.5
ESE
14
1.1
S
23
1.5
S
22
1.6
S
21
1.5
S
20
1.5
S
20
1.4
S
19
1.3
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
1.3
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1289
1257
1209
1132
1117
1102
1087
947
934
908
1310
2223
2313
1796
1707
1357
1075
1027
912
843
822
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NNW
10
E
5
NE
10
N
5
NW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
5
N
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:26AM1.56m
7:55PM1.70m
8:23AM1.54m
8:50PM1.66m
9:18AM1.51m
Low Tide
1:40PM-0.02m
2:20AM-0.00m
2:36PM0.01m
3:14AM0.02m
3:31PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
Temp °C
9
11
12
10
9
10
9
8
9
12
13
11
11
10
9
9
11
13
12
11
10
Feels °C
7
9
10
8
7
9
7
5
6
10
11
9
9
8
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
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