Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
12.1° C
1.4° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 10PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
3
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0
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6
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
10
4
S
11
4
S
11
4.5
S
11
4.5
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
11
4
S
12
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2
S
14
1.8
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1985
3360
4188
4677
4558
3855
4339
3872
5313
4284
1643
1279
2334
2123
513
477
597
334
298
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:05PM1.47m
10:32AM1.44m
10:54PM1.41m
11:21AM1.41m
Low Tide
4:23AM0.15m
4:48PM0.20m
5:10AM0.21m
5:37PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
0
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
2
2
3
4
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
8
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