Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
19.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 9AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313121212121212121514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)697687569529440368273215209136129989469555555138180178168183154151
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
NW
5
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
3.18
12:23AM
3.21
12:40PM
3.01
1:02AM
3.05
1:24PM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.77
6:21PM
0.73
6:41AM
0.94
6:58PM
0.91
7:24AM
1.12
7:41PM
1.09
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:43-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:07-------6:05--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------2242341-----
Temp. °C151415202120181617171819161618181817171818161515
Feels °C (?)131112182019161414141415121214141517171717151515
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