Waitara Bar Surf Break

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
15.8° C

1.2°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 (25 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 5AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (25 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon).

Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
2.2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
2.4
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
180
676
595
512
407
1525
3090
3062
2329
2144
2052
1818
1605
1269
1125
874
802
751
359
317
630
630
546
573
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SSE
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:11AM2.82m
6:52PM2.86m
7:09AM2.86m
7:43PM2.99m
7:59AM2.94m
Low Tide
00:01AM1.19m
12:30PM1.05m
1:05AM1.14m
1:26PM0.99m
1:56AM1.06m
2:13PM0.92m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
12
11
8
8
8
9
9
7
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
13
8
6
-1
-1
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-2
-1
1
3
4
4
6
5
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
N
8
2.2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
1.9
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
9
2.4
WSW
12
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
597
676
595
512
364
1525
3090
3062
2329
2144
2052
1818
1605
1269
1125
874
802
751
359
317
630
630
546
573
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
14
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
180
186
257
352
407
161
67
22
273
236
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.6
WSW
13
0.1
W
24
Energy kJ
86
120
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.7
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.8
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
1.7
SSW
6
1.5
S
5
1.4
S
5
1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.8
S
9
Energy kJ
64
434
467
620
698
769
180
167
188
119
98
194
196
133
27
25
106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
4
3
4
1
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
59
18
0
0
0
0
0
87
87
212
210
210
225
230
210
210
210
210
87
87
30
30
30
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
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