Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 12PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (19 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.6
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
452
435
344
305
297
293
293
297
289
257
253
198
198
151
149
131
95
89
86
97
132
130
148
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
SE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
0
SE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
E
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:22AM3.53m
11:48PM3.66m
12:15PM3.39m
00:42AM3.51m
1:14PM3.23m
Low Tide
5:15AM0.36m
5:37PM0.37m
6:08AM0.50m
6:28PM0.54m
7:05AM0.66m
7:24PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
13
10
10
10
13
12
13
12
10
9
10
8
12
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.6
W
14
Energy kJ
151
452
435
344
305
297
293
293
297
289
257
253
198
198
151
149
131
95
89
57
56
132
130
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
17
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.3
N
4
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
11
Energy kJ
200
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
3
8
8
8
35
35
35
33
56
51
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
8
5
4
16
18
35
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.8
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
Energy kJ
2
5
9
32
74
77
86
97
104
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
8
8
20
50
132
132
87
20
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
2
1
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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