Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
!
0
0
!
!
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
W
2.5
WSW
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111313161514141313131212129111112121111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)415535100397211172347225223082053180618792041230025671988316839044501377129052546226817991482
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54PM
2.82
7:12AM
3.06
7:43PM
3.02
7:55AM
3.26
8:27PM
3.24
8:37AM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:47PM
0.98
1:06AM
0.89
1:34PM
0.72
1:52AM
0.66
2:15PM
0.47
2:34AM
0.44
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset5:58-------5:55-------5:54-------
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
3221--21--23122-1---21--
Temp. °C171717161615151617151414141415171616151616151517
Feels °C (?)13141513131212131412999991091010111110911
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