Waimarie surf break

Waimarie surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 Aug 2025 NZST
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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
12.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waimarie today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarie at 4AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141313141515151414161616151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)10551163949874862929743727671768648666711507529644615661581657648648631681
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
on
glassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:00PM
3.05
10:23AM
2.97
10:40PM
3.13
11:01AM
3.02
11:17PM
3.15
11:37AM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
0.20
4:29PM
0.21
4:54AM
0.13
5:08PM
0.16
5:31AM
0.11
5:45PM
0.17
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Sunrise----7:11-------7:09-------7:07---
Sunset------5:58-------5:59--------6:00
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C999991010998881012121088779121210
Feels °C (?)7778888876668910866447998
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Waimarie (light winds from the SSE at WestportAeroAws 47 km from Waimarie). A 1.7m groundswell from the WSW

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47 km away, 55 min ago

9 km/h
SSE
0.0
12.9
Air / Water (°C)
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