Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 2AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (27 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
14
2
W
14
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1645
1572
1543
1497
1468
1314
1155
992
861
755
658
559
471
447
373
319
319
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
W
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:03PM3.01m
8:22AM2.95m
8:44PM3.16m
9:04AM3.09m
Low Tide
2:17AM1.09m
2:35PM0.95m
2:57AM0.96m
3:14PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
8
6
5
5
6
10
11
9
7
7
6
6
6
10
12
10
9
Feels °C
3
1
1
1
3
8
8
5
3
3
2
2
2
7
9
7
6
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