Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (07 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
17
1.8
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
733
847
847
758
582
679
671
671
724
827
766
833
811
811
936
1843
1820
1899
1631
1393
1214
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
15
W
5
WSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:54AM3.02m
8:23PM3.25m
8:50AM3.17m
9:12PM3.38m
9:37AM3.31m
9:55PM3.46m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.84m
2:40AM0.69m
3:02PM0.64m
3:26AM0.50m
3:47PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:48
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6:47
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7:32
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Temp °C
11
13
14
14
13
11
11
12
14
18
16
16
13
12
13
12
16
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
11
9
9
10
11
15
12
15
11
10
12
10
15
16
16
16
15
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