Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is

12.7° C

Whareama surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Whareama today (14 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	S 14
Wave Graph
kJ	19	20	21	52	49	47	69	43	43	66	66	56	58	104	167	174	298	427	512	635	768	859	985	2247
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	WSW	WNW	W	W	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		4:42PM1.68m				5:09AM1.51m				5:40PM1.70m					6:07AM1.51m				6:36PM1.70m				7:04AM1.51m
Low Tide				11:05PM0.02m				11:20AM-0.02m					00:03AM-0.00m				12:18PM-0.03m				1:01AM-0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—
	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	13	13	13	13	12	13	16	16	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	11	9	9	9	9	9	11
Feels °C	12	9	9	9	10	10	11	14	13	10	9	10	9	9	9	10	12	8	7	7	7	7	7	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	ESE 12	ESE 12	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 14	S 14
kJ	12	9	14	21	49	47	69	43	43	66	66	56	58	104	167	174	298	427	512	635	768	859	985	2247
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 9	SSW 7	S 7	S 8	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	19	20	21	52	16	11	6	5	36	36	24	18	19	33	20	29	25	24	7	9	24	55	859	859
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 9	ESE 13	ESE 13	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 16	SSW 16	NE 5	SSW 16	S 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	S 17	—	NE 11	E 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—
kJ	9	18	17	2	1	1	5	26	1	24	29	33	30	30	24	—	4	2	24	47	45	45	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 3	NW 2	NW 3	NW 2	NW 2	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NW 2	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 3	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	5	9	6	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Red Island Hawkes Bay	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa	Whareama Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	5
Distance (km)	13	13	13	13	0	0	0	0	0	13	13	0	0	0	150	72	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	White Rock - The Spit	Seconds (White Rock)	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama	Riversdale		Tora-Stix	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	White Rock - The Spit	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		2	2	2	3	3	3	4	5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Ning Nong Point and Reef Wairarapa	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	5	4	5	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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