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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 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
18.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 12AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)--
Afternoon (17 Mar)6ft (1.9m)17s
Evening (17 Mar)5ft (1.6m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)171716161614141314141414131312121213121313101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1589155312611067759407450290508431643561472437347341264281227241209225142179
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
S
5
SSE
5
E
0
NE
10
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffoffoffoffoffcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
3.06
9:35AM
3.31
10:01PM
3.25
10:13AM
3.49
10:38PM
3.43
10:50AM
3.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:14PM
0.79
3:31AM
0.66
3:52PM
0.55
4:08AM
0.45
4:28PM
0.35
4:45AM
0.29
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-7:42-------7:39-------7:38------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181715151515161717161514141315171817151515141720
Feels °C (?)141412131314141516161514151316171715141414121519
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