Whareama Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.4° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 6PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 Jul)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
4
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)
0.7
NE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
12
1.6
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
S
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.1
ESE
13
1.1
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.5
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.3
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
93
203
176
397
416
453
655
565
491
401
458
444
454
538
623
613
732
878
2076
1677
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM1.35m
2:22AM1.25m
2:46PM1.36m
3:07AM1.25m
3:32PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.29m
8:17PM0.32m
8:28AM0.30m
9:04PM0.32m
9:13AM0.30m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
2
6
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
9
9
7
5
4
5
6
7
9
9
8
7
Feels °C
8
7
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
1
-1
0
2
3
4
4
4
4
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