Whareama surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 19 Sep 2025 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
12.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Whareama today?

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 3PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
Period(s) (?)8910999101014141313141212121111788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504791787551469425463424912117910949761002692513325246152111154158364354373
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
/ height (m)
3:00PM
1.48
3:25AM
1.35
3:50PM
1.45
4:15AM
1.34
4:39PM
1.42
5:03AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42AM
0.16
9:20PM
0.18
9:34AM
0.18
10:10PM
0.19
10:25AM
0.19
10:58PM
0.19
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise6:09-------6:09-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:07-------6:08-------6:09----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C91010865438141513111111101215171614141314
Feels °C (?)2344420-138108765369121089810
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  1. weather stationWind Update Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Dee Dees (light winds from the S at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 4 km from Dee Dees). A 1.2m swell from the SSW

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16 km away, 51 min ago

50 km/h
SSW
0.0
12.6
Air / Water (°C)
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