Whareama Surf Break
Lat Long: 41.02° S 176.11° E

Whareama 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Whareama

Issued: 5 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whareama sea temperature is
13.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Whareama at 12AM is: 6.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 5.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (10 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (10 Jun)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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)
!
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5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7.5
S
16
7
S
16
8
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
5.5
S
15
5
S
15
4.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28875
26345
31596
20480
14561
10374
7959
4081
3123
2240
1702
1119
603
551
517
561
1159
969
843
729
494
423
359
265
Wind (km/h)
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM1.35m
12:24PM1.31m
00:46AM1.37m
1:16PM1.38m
1:39AM1.40m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.27m
6:14AM0.22m
6:33PM0.23m
7:02AM0.18m
7:28PM0.19m
7:53AM0.14m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
12
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
11
9
8
7
6
7
8
11
Feels °C
0
2
3
4
4
5
6
8
9
8
7
6
5
6
6
10
10
8
6
4
3
4
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
21
6.5
S
16
5.5
S
15
4.5
S
15
4
S
14
3.5
S
14
3.5
S
14
2.5
S
13
2
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
2
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1096
19694
13215
9360
7172
5417
4081
2124
810
740
702
603
551
517
561
1159
969
843
729
494
423
359
265
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
685
603
1011
860
355
404
156
421
468
58
52
50
48
44
42
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
14
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
5
50
236
83
65
17
102
17
162
37
31
25
24
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
7.5
S
16
7
S
16
8
SSW
16
6.5
SSW
16
5.5
S
15
5
S
15
4.5
S
14
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
0.3
N
3
Energy kJ
28875
26345
31596
20480
14561
10374
7959
3123
2240
1702
1119
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
3
2
1
9
7
4
4
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
277
268
102
102
91
17
17
17
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
5
9
7
4
5
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
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