Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 10PM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
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 afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
346
546
580
557
527
421
326
321
321
250
469
444
300
563
724
1184
1193
1435
1265
1008
850
837
690
596
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
0
SE
0
SSW
0
SE
10
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
4:56PM2.84m
5:34AM3.00m
6:03PM2.88m
6:35AM3.06m
7:04PM2.98m
7:27AM3.14m
Low Tide
11:09PM1.11m
11:52AM1.01m
00:19AM1.01m
12:53PM0.86m
1:17AM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
14
14
12
12
11
13
13
16
17
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
15
13
13
10
11
11
13
13
14
13
11
11
11
9
10
11
14
15
14
11
11
12
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
346
546
580
557
527
421
326
321
321
241
469
444
300
263
199
1184
1193
1435
1265
1008
850
837
690
596
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
6
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.1
SW
8
0.2
W
20
0.2
W
20
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1
WSW
17
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
18
Energy kJ
202
46
9
3
12
3
30
30
222
172
184
563
724
148
96
3
3
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.1
N
14
0.1
W
20
0.1
N
14
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
12
0.5
SW
10
0.1
W
26
Energy kJ
9
9
4
8
4
174
121
53
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
Energy kJ
20
27
66
68
68
66
108
250
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
241
241
241
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
50
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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