Waitara Bar Surf Break

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Issued: 11 pm 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
15.3° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
80
82
65
65
65
63
63
47
51
52
44
84
143
464
467
584
1028
971
850
717
637
673
616
486
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
30
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:26PM3.45m
11:48AM3.25m
00:03AM3.43m
12:26PM3.21m
00:41AM3.37m
1:05PM3.14m
Low Tide
5:42AM0.80m
5:56PM0.73m
6:21AM0.80m
6:34PM0.78m
7:02AM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
3
6
2
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
7
7
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
4
4
6
7
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
6
6
4
6
10
9
9
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
WNW
8
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.6
W
11
2.4
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.5
W
10
Energy kJ
80
82
65
65
65
63
63
47
17
18
24
30
94
464
467
584
1028
971
850
717
637
673
616
486
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.1
W
17
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.7
W
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
WSW
17
0.2
WSW
17
0.3
W
20
0.4
W
20
0.9
NW
9
1.3
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
6
6
11
11
5
3
51
52
26
38
143
25
30
29
68
119
115
234
140
399
469
314
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.4
SW
13
0.5
W
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
22
0.2
W
21
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
W
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2
8
17
16
44
84
17
9
35
25
53
328
329
413
85
116
346
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.6
N
6
2.1
N
6
2.3
N
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.5
N
8
1.9
N
8
Energy kJ
1
1
3
3
1
2
6
16
66
160
344
481
278
690
477
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
13
0
20
20
20
20
61
61
87
50
108
108
118
118
87
50
108
108
227
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
6
8
5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
9
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