- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Whareama Surf Forecast
/ Wairarapa (36 surf breaks) /
Surf Forecasts:
Whareama surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Whareama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whareama sea temperature is
13.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Whareama today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Whareama at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Whareama. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | |
92 | 71 | 67 | 120 | 253 | 241 | 262 | 231 | 277 | 285 | 385 | 384 | 538 | 749 | 1503 | 1985 | 2033 | 1508 | 660 | 748 | 684 | 522 | 412 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:19PM1.40m | 5:41AM1.28m | 6:03PM1.41m | 6:26AM1.28m | 6:48PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.27m | 11:40PM0.27m | 11:48AM0.28m | 00:26AM0.27m | 12:33PM0.28m | 1:12AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |  |  |  | | | | | | |
 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
 kJ | 92 | 71 | 67 | 47 | 123 | 124 | 150 | 117 | 129 | 150 | 183 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 723 | 924 | 1012 | 817 | 660 | 748 | 684 | 522 | 412 | 261 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 68 | 47 | 24 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 44 | 29 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 23 | 39 | 120 | 253 | 241 | 262 | 231 | 277 | 285 | 385 | 384 | 538 | 749 | 1503 | 1985 | 2033 | 1508 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 43 | 72 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 43 | 52 | 72 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 73 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Whareama surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest