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Waimarie surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Waimarie surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waimarie sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waimarie today?
The current surf forecast for Waimarie at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waimarie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 84 | 74 | 53 | 39 | 89 | 132 | 240 | 517 | 757 | 742 | 755 | 795 | 527 | 356 | 251 | 176 | 135 | 152 | 186 | 528 | 493 | 536 | 663 | 795 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | on | on | on | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:29AM 3.02 | 9:52PM 3.13 | 10:20AM 3.17 | 10:44PM 3.22 | 11:10AM 3.27 | 11:36PM 3.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:38PM 0.19 | 4:06AM 0.07 | 4:32PM 0.06 | 4:57AM 0.01 | 5:24PM -0.02 | 5:48AM -0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
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