Whareama Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 7PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (24 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (24 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
13
2.1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
926
1739
1430
1041
762
567
540
432
418
605
605
558
462
380
326
632
547
397
371
351
527
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
30
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:11PM1.35m
2:32AM1.24m
2:57PM1.36m
3:17AM1.24m
3:42PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:52AM0.31m
8:28PM0.32m
8:37AM0.30m
9:14PM0.31m
9:23AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
10
14
15
12
11
11
11
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
11
13
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
7
9
11
8
6
7
7
7
8
9
9
7
7
7
8
8
7
13
13
11
9
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