Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 10 May 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
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 6PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (10 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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 Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1422
1883
2157
2157
2443
2216
1539
2665
2279
2084
1901
1703
1514
1236
1120
1011
908
799
734
628
618
534
563
458
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
SW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:04PM2.66m
4:29AM2.82m
5:04PM2.71m
5:26AM2.91m
6:03PM2.83m
Low Tide
9:49AM1.20m
10:12PM1.19m
10:51AM1.09m
11:15PM1.09m
11:51AM0.92m
00:15AM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
10
10
14
15
13
11
11
12
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
8
4
4
9
12
11
8
9
11
10
10
12
12
12
11
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
678
735
1539
2665
2279
2084
1901
1703
1514
1236
1120
1011
908
799
734
628
618
534
563
458
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
1.6
WSW
14
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
W
26
0.3
WSW
26
Energy kJ
167
975
5
5
7
13
15
14
8
4
2
53
129
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
27
Energy kJ
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
10
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
1422
1883
2157
2157
2443
2216
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
229
236
238
230
178
15
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
5
5
8
8
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
9
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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