Waimarie surf break

Waimarie surfForecast / West Coast South Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 19 Oct 2025 NZDT
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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
14.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Waimarie today?

The current surf forecast for Waimarie at 4AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
4
3
2
1
1
!
!
!
!
!
!
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4
4
!
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0
0
0
0
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
W
2.1
W
3
W
3
W
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
4
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)151616151515151514141414141413131313131212121515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)481518661818162317491367160220482114248827402650219015411179110414302599273150044780316769435721
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
20
N
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrossoncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:32PM
2.81
9:56AM
2.79
10:10PM
2.89
10:31AM
2.88
10:45PM
2.95
11:04AM
2.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
0.39
4:00PM
0.42
4:21AM
0.31
4:37PM
0.35
4:56AM
0.25
5:12PM
0.30
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:37-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset-------7:55-------7:58-------7:59
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
217101-1---------2767581631
Temp. °C13131311121112118767111213121414151515131514
Feels °C (?)101012109676543589109111010911101412
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast South Island

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Waimarie (light winds from the SW at WestportAeroAws 47 km from Waimarie). 2.4m 11s groundswell from the WNW with a 2.2m 14s groundswell from the WSW. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.

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17 km/h
SW
0.0
14.1
Air / Water (°C)
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