Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whareama sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
0
2
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2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
SSW
11
2.5
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
322
372
302
2811
976
1513
2013
2280
2017
2872
1857
1597
1323
1084
980
786
586
476
338
227
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
WSW
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:01AM1.64m
9:31PM1.48m
9:57AM1.64m
10:27PM1.47m
10:54AM1.63m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.03m
3:42AM0.05m
4:23PM0.03m
4:38AM0.06m
5:20PM0.04m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:05
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6:03
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7:52
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Temp °C
14
12
16
14
7
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
8
7
6
6
14
18
19
16
12
Feels °C
9
5
9
9
-2
1
1
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
8
12
13
12
8
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