Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.8° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 3AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
4
4
4
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
19
2
S
18
1.9
S
17
1.8
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2992
2436
1980
1591
1279
1041
840
690
577
551
427
342
273
146
143
125
85
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:35PM1.52m
11:05AM1.44m
11:27PM1.45m
11:57AM1.40m
Low Tide
4:57AM0.10m
5:18PM0.17m
5:46AM0.16m
6:09PM0.23m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
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