Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 01 Apr 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
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
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313131313131313121313131212121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1079957929768756659581572451444382290195241209164147114981236796158157
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
3.47
10:38PM
3.43
10:53AM
3.50
11:12PM
3.47
11:27AM
3.48
11:45PM
3.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:29PM
0.39
4:47AM
0.41
5:05PM
0.34
5:22AM
0.42
5:40PM
0.36
5:56AM
0.49
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:16-------7:15-------7:14----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141616171515151415171717161515141416171717171615
Feels °C (?)121515171312131214151617151414141315161616171715
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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