Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.2° 

Whareama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whareama today (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 4PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.9
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
S
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
16
1.4
S
16
1.4
S
16
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2037
1579
1391
1237
1207
1343
1363
1280
1298
1298
1162
1298
1298
1298
1172
1049
581
1093
1107
979
954
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:35AM1.36m
00:00AM1.23m
12:21PM1.34m
00:45AM1.22m
1:06PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.29m
6:06AM0.32m
6:42PM0.31m
6:51AM0.32m
7:27PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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6:20
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
11
13
13
11
9
9
9
9
15
21
16
13
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
12
10
Feels °C
7
9
10
10
7
7
6
6
12
17
13
10
10
9
8
8
10
11
12
10
7
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