Whareama Surf Break

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Issued: 5 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is
13.0° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 10AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 71mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the S by Wed night).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
!
3
4
3
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
10
3
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.5
S
9
4.5
S
10
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
847
1454
1463
1807
1790
1827
1891
1664
1535
1328
1124
919
710
700
1059
3499
5457
4408
4682
6667
6905
5355
4552
3647
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SSE
10
E
5
SSE
10
SW
20
SW
15
S
25
S
20
SSE
40
SE
40
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:19AM1.27m
10:40PM1.35m
11:07AM1.32m
11:29PM1.36m
11:58AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.24m
4:29PM0.25m
4:59AM0.22m
5:19PM0.23m
5:46AM0.19m
6:12PM0.21m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:01
5:01
 mm
2
5
2
2
4
6
3
1
1
1
4
2
2
5
4
8
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
9
10
11
11
9
9
8
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
5
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
10
2.4
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.5
E
9
0.9
SSW
10
3
E
10
3
ESE
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
0.4
SSW
17
2
E
10
1.8
E
10
0.9
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
21
0.7
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
Energy kJ
118
916
958
1137
132
1827
1891
1664
1535
1328
1124
919
710
700
674
627
115
824
676
344
45
133
74
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.2
S
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
99
114
140
137
84
113
82
146
146
130
127
146
62
53
31
31
4
105
105
100
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
89
85
85
79
112
120
115
108
102
66
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3.5
E
9
3
E
10
1
SSW
9
1.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
1.4
S
7
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
9
4.5
S
10
5
SSE
11
4.5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
5.5
SSE
11
5.5
SSE
11
5
SSE
10
5
SSE
10
4.5
SSE
10
Energy kJ
847
1454
1463
1807
1790
181
247
36
200
487
1059
3499
5457
4408
4682
6667
6905
5355
4552
3647
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
91
91
17
16
91
91
71
71
17
0
17
17
91
82
91
171
300
302
217
262
302
302
302
272
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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