Whareama Surf Break

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is
13.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 1AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)8s
Evening (25 Jun)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 55mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed night, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
3
!
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
4
4
5
4
4
1
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
10
5
S
10
5
SSW
11
4
S
11
4
SSW
11
3
S
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
297
506
790
954
1645
658
566
935
1432
1904
2562
3407
4697
5603
3302
3845
1827
1615
1646
1646
1498
1185
973
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NE
10
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
25
SE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
12:59PM1.36m
1:19AM1.33m
1:48PM1.35m
2:07AM1.29m
2:35PM1.35m
2:54AM1.27m
Low Tide
7:11PM0.24m
7:32AM0.22m
8:01PM0.28m
8:18AM0.26m
8:50PM0.30m
9:02AM0.28m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:54
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
14
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
10
13
13
11
11
12
11
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
9
8
8
11
11
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
-1
1
9
10
9
10
10
9
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
2.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
4
S
11
1.6
ENE
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
290
232
184
189
154
812
658
566
586
471
339
302
281
452
3696
480
2408
1827
1615
1646
1646
1498
1185
973
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
14
1.5
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
S
10
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
9
0.5
S
18
0.8
S
18
Energy kJ
113
460
746
1183
1476
1370
858
575
171
422
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
2.1
ENE
8
2.4
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
3
NE
9
1
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
9
4
S
10
4
S
10
5
S
10
5
SSW
11
4
S
11
4
SSW
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2
S
9
2
S
8
Energy kJ
230
297
506
790
954
1645
336
240
935
1432
1904
2562
3407
4697
5603
3302
3845
1115
1225
1007
582
507
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
3
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
1
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
2
Distance (km)
89
89
89
89
43
9
102
102
217
102
291
288
288
217
153
91
17
17
0
0
0
17
0
182
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
3
5
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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