Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)--
Afternoon (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (11 Nov)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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)
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.7
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
187
179
161
136
103
105
88
123
142
142
144
96
98
116
107
85
356
540
514
361
1422
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SE
10
E
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:38PM1.32m
7:59AM1.44m
8:24PM1.31m
8:44AM1.43m
9:09PM1.29m
Low Tide
1:46AM0.24m
2:23PM0.23m
2:31AM0.26m
3:09PM0.24m
3:17AM0.28m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
19
17
16
16
16
19
21
21
18
15
14
13
13
16
17
18
17
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
21
16
13
12
11
12
16
16
16
14
11
10
11
11
15
15
16
15
10
9
10
10
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