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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
 (Which is 1.6°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 2AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (21 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (21 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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

Hourly12 Days
Taranaki Surf
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
2.2
NNW
2.1
NNW
2
NNW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
3
NNW
3.5
NNW
4
NNW
4
NNW
4.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)91414141414141413131313131313121212161615141414141414142221202019191818181717171616161616788810109998899910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)61555371214631351126512471079101888883782482484878765771536548710549758998748621127915928106813411112138215281760150115652076175315321189924742575475392353472487464533830813872675969100610991670225230633408
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
40
N
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
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High Tide
/ height (m)
3:45AM
2.98
4:21PM
2.84
4:46AM
3.04
5:23PM
2.94
5:45AM
3.15
6:26PM
3.09
6:44AM
3.28
7:27PM
3.28
7:42AM
3.41
8:22PM
3.48
8:38AM
3.51
9:12PM
3.64
9:31AM
3.56
10:00PM
3.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:30PM
1.09
10:08AM
1.02
10:33PM
1.03
11:09AM
0.88
11:36PM
0.90
12:11PM
0.70
12:39AM
0.73
1:11PM
0.51
1:39AM
0.55
2:05PM
0.36
2:33AM
0.40
2:57PM
0.27
3:24AM
0.32
3:47PM
0.25
4:13AM
0.33
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------
Sunset------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:13-------5:12-------5:12-------5:10-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131110101014151312111010101314151414141312141614141413121214151515131313121415161614141515151617161615151616161616161615
Feels °C (?)107656111212998881214131211101010131513111110101012131414111111911111213111011111112121111109999910141411
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