Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 24 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
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)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
226
201
151
149
227
280
346
546
580
557
527
421
326
321
321
447
699
587
352
563
838
1547
1393
1301
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
E
5
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
W
10
SSW
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM2.98m
4:56PM2.84m
5:34AM3.00m
6:03PM2.88m
6:35AM3.06m
Low Tide
9:52PM1.12m
10:40AM1.08m
11:09PM1.11m
11:52AM1.01m
00:19AM1.01m
12:53PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
7:00
7:01
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5:40
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
10
13
15
15
13
12
13
12
13
17
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
17
17
16
9
8
8
7
8
12
13
13
11
11
12
11
13
14
11
11
11
11
9
10
10
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
7
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
Energy kJ
226
201
151
149
149
280
346
546
580
557
527
421
99
321
321
237
169
587
352
209
838
1547
1393
1301
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.2
W
21
0.3
WSW
20
0.4
WSW
19
0.6
W
18
0.7
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
6
0.1
W
22
0.1
W
21
1
WSW
13
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
8
Energy kJ
9
33
75
115
227
147
202
58
9
9
326
30
30
30
172
169
563
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
10
9
4
4
4
178
121
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.6
WSW
5
0.7
SW
6
1
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
2.2
WSW
8
Energy kJ
1
17
33
99
131
115
183
447
699
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
241
241
241
0
0
0
0
0
0
11
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
8
3
5
6
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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