Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Issued: 11 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is

12.6° C

Whareama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whareama today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 22					Thursday 23								Friday 24
	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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	S 9	ESE 12	NE 5	NE 5	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	248	333	350	238	183	123	89	89	83	52	50	45	18	17	16	8	15	13	21	68	44
Wind (km/h)	W	S	SE	ESE	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:37AM1.38m				11:58PM1.34m					12:27PM1.36m				00:47AM1.29m				1:15PM1.35m
Low Tide				5:51PM0.22m					6:12AM0.22m				6:41PM0.27m				6:58AM0.26m				7:30PM0.30m


	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	11	11	8	7	7	6	6	7	13	14	12	11	11	11	11	12	14	14	13	11
Feels °C	5	9	9	7	5	5	3	3	3	9	11	8	7	6	6	6	7	9	9	9	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	S 12	S 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 5	NE 5	NE 5	S 9	NE 5	ENE 6
kJ	248	333	350	238	183	123	89	89	83	52	50	45	5	5	5	2	7	7	6	25	44
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	NE 4	S 10	S 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13
kJ	112	22	22	71	49	73	72	44	40	38	22	3	18	17	16	8	15	6	13	14	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	—	E 14	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	NE 4	SSE 10	SSW 9	SSW 9	S 10	S 9	ESE 11	ESE 12	SW 8	S 9	S 9
kJ	22	—	4	22	22	26	27	14	13	12	2	20	8	8	16	7	12	13	3	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	NNW 2	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	N 3	N 3	N 3	NE 5	NE 5	NNW 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	—	1	2	3	3	5	5	5	21	68	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wanganui River Mouth Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Tora Point Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	13	9	71	171	171	171	243	171	152	171	72
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock - The Spit	Herbertville	Riversdale	Blackhead								Tora Point
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1								1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Daly Heads Australia	Blackfellows Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	9	6	4	4	5	6	4	9	9	9	8	8	8

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