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Whareama surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Whareama today?

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)3ft (0.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSW
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.5
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)91212111111111110101010101212121114121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2682722322092051722041661571301021009811922612516623211061113821512281260
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
1.28
6:30AM
1.43
6:51PM
1.31
7:17AM
1.45
7:39PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
0.25
12:12AM
0.21
12:50PM
0.21
1:01AM
0.18
1:37PM
0.18
1:50AM
0.15
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43
Sunset---8:16-------8:15-------8:14----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C172120171615141317201818161414141921222018171716
Feels °C (?)162019171715131317191818171312121618191714131414
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