Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 7PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
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1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
919
1076
1411
1970
2443
3307
3603
3542
5982
6789
5057
6240
6446
6391
6181
5655
5143
4760
1826
1597
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:59AM3.51m
11:11PM3.65m
11:33AM3.52m
11:46PM3.61m
12:08PM3.47m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.36m
5:28AM0.35m
5:43PM0.42m
6:05AM0.41m
6:21PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
5
5
6
5
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