Waitara Bar Surf Break

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
15.8° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (23 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1
NW
10
2.2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
479
479
412
412
379
390
396
328
323
232
232
183
180
180
208
794
646
413
595
1317
1844
1844
1722
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:05AM2.94m
4:37PM2.80m
5:06AM2.84m
5:47PM2.79m
6:11AM2.82m
6:52PM2.86m
Low Tide
10:23AM1.03m
10:52PM1.17m
11:26AM1.07m
00:01AM1.19m
12:30PM1.05m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
2
4
1
1
1
7
13
5
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
10
10
7
7
8
Feels °C
12
10
10
11
12
9
10
10
9
10
9
7
7
10
11
12
11
10
6
3
3
-2
-1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
13
2
N
8
2
N
8
2
N
9
2.2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
1.3
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
169
479
479
412
412
379
390
396
328
323
232
232
183
503
529
617
794
646
404
595
1317
1844
1844
1722
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.8
N
5
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.7
SW
13
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
220
61
53
33
34
20
11
11
5
5
1
1
180
127
208
257
321
413
188
84
43
15
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
73
21
16
180
186
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.2
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
8
0.6
E
6
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
S
3
1
S
4
1.1
S
4
1.1
S
4
Energy kJ
5
15
49
48
60
53
107
309
471
672
26
2
1
2
15
30
42
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
5
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
8
8
44
44
18
20
59
60
62
62
59
18
0
0
0
50
87
87
87
128
210
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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