Whareama surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 May 2026 NZST
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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
14.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whareama today?

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 7PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (11 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
!
!
!
!
!
3
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
2
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5595
3420
3257
2584
2223
1862
1514
1207
913
855
647
2036
2177
2033
2033
2216
2904
3305
4529
4458
4530
2816
2288
2862
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:08PM1.22m
00:28AM1.34m
12:55PM1.26m
1:17AM1.36m
1:45PM1.31m
2:08AM1.39m
Low Tide
6:04AM0.28m
6:13PM0.29m
6:48AM0.25m
7:01PM0.26m
7:34AM0.21m
7:53PM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
9
8
6
6
5
8
14
15
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
12
11
11
11
12
11
5
6
7
7
5
3
3
2
5
11
12
7
8
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
14
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
2
S
16
2.2
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.3
S
14
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
14
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
Energy kJ
3563
3420
3257
2584
2223
1862
1514
1207
913
855
647
2036
2177
2033
2033
2216
71
70
2884
2840
2993
2816
2288
1863
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.2
S
24
0.2
S
24
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
251
190
186
186
133
130
128
123
92
108
136
106
106
78
98
71
45
44
48
29
45
46
30
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.4
E
13
0.7
S
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.3
E
12
0.1
S
26
0.1
S
26
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.3
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
22
0.1
SE
15
0.4
SSW
20
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
35
32
56
54
55
249
146
12
27
13
13
10
10
91
91
9
127
8
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
13
1.1
SW
5
1.5
S
6
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
5595
49
182
2904
3305
4529
4458
4530
2862
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
91
91
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
0
0
17
102
17
17
17
17
17
17
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
8
8
9
9
7
5
5
7
6
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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