Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 1AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
!
!
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
0.9
WSW
1.5
W
2.1
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)10171016891010109914131414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)532433441217811901920234516331079630480111010181048971957876768756659581572451444
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
5
S
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
0
N
10
W
5
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscrossglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:18PM
3.21
9:38AM
3.40
10:01PM
3.34
10:17AM
3.47
10:38PM
3.43
10:53AM
3.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
0.67
3:29AM
0.61
3:51PM
0.50
4:10AM
0.47
4:29PM
0.39
4:47AM
0.41
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-
Sunset-7:20-------7:17-------7:16------
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C201917161413152019141111111112171616151414131417
Feels °C (?)19181511109121916967879161415131112111316
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