Waimarama Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.83° S 177.00° E

Waimarama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waimarama sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.0° 

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 (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Waimarama at 1AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
61
59
61
66
74
141
84
174
147
194
217
209
260
237
200
109
82
82
80
69
50
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
SSE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
30
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:29AM1.41m
4:50PM1.43m
5:20AM1.43m
5:40PM1.41m
6:08AM1.44m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.15m
10:39AM0.20m
11:06PM0.17m
11:32AM0.21m
11:54PM0.18m
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Temp °C
23
19
18
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17
17
21
20
19
20
19
17
16
17
20
22
22
22
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
22
20
18
18
16
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20
16
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16
20
20
20
16
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14
14
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