Whareama surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 May 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
13.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whareama today?

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
81
79
57
61
57
53
55
40
26
26
25
13
13
9
8
9
10
14
12
25
22
21
19
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:48AM1.53m
7:16PM1.71m
7:46AM1.52m
8:14PM1.71m
8:44AM1.51m
9:11PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:59PM-0.00m
1:42AM-0.02m
1:57PM-0.01m
2:40AM-0.02m
2:55PM0.01m
3:37AM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:01
5:00
Temp °C
12
14
15
12
11
10
8
8
8
13
15
11
10
11
11
11
13
16
16
14
13
12
12
13
11
12
12
9
9
8
5
5
5
10
11
7
7
8
7
7
10
13
13
10
11
10
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
113
81
79
57
61
57
53
55
40
26
26
25
5
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
7
7
19
18
18
11
7
4
3
2
4
4
13
13
7
7
9
10
10
12
25
22
21
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
13
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
20
19
29
27
25
17
17
16
16
8
8
9
7
7
9
8
8
3
14
8
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
8
8
7
11
13
10
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
13
71
43
0
0
0
0
0
43
71
90
9
195
233
224
224
233
233
233
176
102
102
95
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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