Whareama Surf Break

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is
14.1° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (19 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jun)--
Afternoon (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (19 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
15
2.1
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
700
383
446
433
576
2262
2907
3085
2344
1788
1263
886
711
581
439
359
236
186
85
80
159
165
160
145
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:54PM1.71m
8:23AM1.50m
8:51PM1.67m
9:20AM1.47m
9:47PM1.60m
10:17AM1.44m
Low Tide
2:20AM-0.02m
2:34PM-0.01m
3:16AM-0.00m
3:32PM0.03m
4:11AM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
13
14
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
Feels °C
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
6
6
7
8
8
10
11
8
10
12
12
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
11
1.3
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
15
2.1
S
16
2.3
S
17
2.3
S
17
2.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
1.7
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
NE
10
0.6
S
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
Energy kJ
700
383
446
433
537
2262
2907
3085
2344
1788
1263
886
711
581
439
359
236
186
85
49
159
165
160
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
11
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.2
ENE
18
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.3
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
Energy kJ
9
261
216
287
8
7
7
7
32
8
7
27
52
44
42
56
38
51
50
80
48
47
24
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
15
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
S
11
0.4
SSW
12
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.3
NE
9
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
12
12
5
8
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
36
52
9
9
13
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
1.5
S
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
576
48
24
2
21
17
1
1
2
7
5
2
2
2
4
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
19
0
0
17
91
17
0
0
43
52
13
9
0
0
0
0
90
90
13
13
0
0
52
82
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
4
9
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