Whareama surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 04 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
12.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Whareama today?

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.2
SSW
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)9998881412131313131312156777981078
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)123101816970374938636772777784108251256173178250207231263446
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
40
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
W
25
S
20
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
1.25
2:51PM
1.40
3:12AM
1.28
3:39PM
1.43
4:01AM
1.32
4:28PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.30
8:30AM
0.26
9:09PM
0.26
9:18AM
0.21
9:57PM
0.21
10:09AM
0.16
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise----6:33-------6:31-------6:31---
Sunset------5:54-------5:54-------5:55-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------11--11-----131
Temp. °C1414141413161715141312111314986446121178
Feels °C (?)1010985913109866893321015523
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wairarapa

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind at Dee Dees have swung cross-off (fresh winds from the N at Ngawi Automatic Weather Station 4 km from Dee Dees). 0.6m 9s swell from the S with a 0.2m 14s groundswell from the SSW. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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16 km away, 58 min ago

26 km/h
NW
0.0
12.1
Air / Water (°C)
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