Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Issued: 5 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is

12.9° C

Waimarama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Waimarama today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12							Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 13	ESE 9	SSW 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	NE 5	NNE 5	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	280	237	232	180	180	154	175	175	172	124	121	94	92	65	57	82	73	46	24	21	62	49	33	34
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	W	E	NE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	N	NE	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	N	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	2:35AM1.47m					3:08PM1.58m				3:34AM1.50m				4:07PM1.64m				4:33AM1.53m				5:05PM1.69m
Low Tide			8:48AM0.09m					9:26PM0.12m				9:46AM0.05m				10:26PM0.08m				10:45AM0.02m				11:26PM0.04m


	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	7:30
	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	5:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	8	7	8	10	10	9	9	8	7	6	7	10	11	12	11	11	12	12	13	15	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	5	3	5	8	8	7	6	5	5	3	4	7	8	7	6	7	8	7	9	12	12	12	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6
kJ	280	237	232	180	180	154	175	175	172	124	121	94	82	65	57	42	46	46	13	13	23	24	21	15
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	27	27	28	126	119	141	130	116	110	104	71	68	65	42	25	82	73	44	24	19	31	33	33	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 6	S 6	S 20	—	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 18	SSW 12	SSW 13	S 14	SSW 13	NE 11	NE 11	—	ESE 10	S 9	S 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12
kJ	116	109	100	20	19	7	—	65	42	23	6	51	92	32	56	5	5	—	19	6	6	18	33	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	—	—
kJ	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	2	2	6	19	21	23	17	21	62	49	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Aropaonui Hawkes Bay	Blackhead Wairarapa	Blackhead Wairarapa	Cray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay	Waimarama Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	61	0	2	2	2	0	0	2	55	55	61	61	61	61	61	61	61	2	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth		Cray Bay	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Stingray Bay	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth	Mohaka River Mouth			Cray Bay	Cray Bay	Cray Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Etang-Sale Reunion	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Bancoora Australia	Bullies Australia	Bullies Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia
Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	9	9

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