Whareama surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 Apr 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
15.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whareama today?

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.8
NE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)12111010999912127778999999910108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117573750133520799103935127206206206364286430338282231194154168148255
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.47
5:19AM
1.48
5:46PM
1.54
6:13AM
1.50
6:40PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
0.12
11:07PM
0.09
11:32AM
0.08
12:05AM
0.05
12:26PM
0.05
1:02AM
0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:38-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1142---1----
Temp. °C141818161615151617181817161513121418181516141314
Feels °C (?)121514111210101113141513121210101216161415141212
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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