Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is

13.5°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 (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	1ft (0.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	SE 12	SSE 12	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	S 16	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	42	47	30	23	14	14	18	27	24	16	24	48	42	67	61	74	167	222	276	181	406	280	204	178
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	N	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		11:52AM1.60m				00:22AM1.43m				12:49PM1.56m					1:20AM1.41m				1:45PM1.51m				2:16AM1.40m
Low Tide				6:16PM0.05m				6:32AM0.08m					7:12PM0.07m				7:29AM0.11m				8:07PM0.09m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—
	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:58	—	—	—	7:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	18	20	18	16	15	15	15	18	21	22	20	17	15	14	15	19	21	20	19	16	14	13	13
Feels °C	11	13	16	15	13	12	11	12	15	18	20	20	16	14	13	14	18	18	17	16	15	13	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 9	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	42	47	30	16	6	9	18	27	24	14	9	4	11	9	61	74	167	222	276	149	406	280	204	178
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 9	S 9	SSE 12	SE 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	NE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	SSW 6	S 16	NE 7	ENE 3	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	11	10	6	5	6	6	14	5	16	16	24	48	42	67	7	10	15	10	3	181	16	1	10	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	S 9	S 9	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	NE 6	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 14	E 14	E 14	NE 6	NE 10	ENE 7	S 5	NE 10
kJ	23	21	22	23	14	14	6	2	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	2	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	NW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 6	—	—	—
kJ	2	3	3	1	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	4	32	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	13	13	13	13	71	71	71	13	72	13	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	73	71	13	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Pourere Beach	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Tora-Bombora	Tora-Bombora	Tora Point	White Rock - The Spit	Humenga Point	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock - The Spit	White Rock - The Spit	Humenga Point	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Stewart Island - Saber Reef Southland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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