Waitara Bar Surf Break

Waitara Bar, New Zealand Weather Observations

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Issued: 11 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
16.5° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Waitara Bar based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Waitara Bar right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Waitara Bar

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

NewPlymouthAero Aws

4 km SW28 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
15
light winds from the SSE
(15 km/h at 150°)
11.7 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Waiongana wx

13 km S138 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tumahu wx

41 km SSW216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
20
light winds from the SSE
(19 km/h at 149°)
30
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

HaweraAws

69 km S100 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
15
light winds from the SE
(13 km/h at 140°)
10.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Port Taharoa Automatic Weather Station

101 km NNE28 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 100°)
13.2 °C-
-

no observation

WanganuiAeroAws

128 km SSE14 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
5
calm
(4 km/h at 70°)
10.2 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

Waiouru Aero Automatic Weather Station

134 km ESE820 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
5
light winds from the S
(7 km/h at 170°)
5.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Kihikihi wx

143 km NE75 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 23°)
5
8 °C-
-
-
-
0

HamiltonAeroAws

158 km NE53 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
0
calm
(2 km/h at 150°)
11.9 °C20 km
20 km

no observation

TaupoAeroAws

164 km E402 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearClear skies
5
calm
(4 km/h at 70°)
8.3 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Waitara Bar and within an acceptable time window.

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