Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 30 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.1°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 4PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (30 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (30 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s

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

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Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)14141414141313812121212111110101011111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1231128513361189933805700103417351881177716191205955703522339317251247242216240231
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
N
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
NE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosson
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
3.07
6:51AM
2.98
7:08PM
3.17
7:54AM
3.15
8:08PM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01PM
0.99
12:35AM
0.81
1:04PM
0.86
1:36AM
0.65
2:06PM
0.70
2:35AM
0.49
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset---8:30-------8:31-------8:32----
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--433------------1112144
Temp. °C181818181916161517171717161615141717181716161818
Feels °C (?)151515151712121113131415151514131616181817161818
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