Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Whareama sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 2PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.4
S
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
17
1
NE
6
0.3
SSW
17
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1.1
NE
10
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
113
81
59
59
63
124
80
40
51
56
74
59
53
82
132
141
190
207
216
216
184
145
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:34AM1.41m
2:02PM1.54m
2:30AM1.40m
2:58PM1.53m
3:26AM1.41m
3:53PM1.50m
Low Tide
7:43AM0.11m
8:23PM0.10m
8:40AM0.11m
9:19PM0.10m
9:37AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:39
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7:25
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Temp °C
5
5
11
17
18
14
10
9
9
9
13
19
20
17
11
10
9
8
12
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
2
1
7
12
13
10
6
5
5
5
8
14
16
16
9
8
7
5
9
11
12
11
11
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