Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.1° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
11
1
NNW
6
0.7
WSW
13
1.1
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
70
178
356
433
332
296
240
188
144
135
106
113
107
288
273
522
501
487
453
434
421
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
15
N
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:39PM3.06m
5:15AM2.89m
5:52PM3.03m
6:24AM2.89m
6:59PM3.06m
Low Tide
10:59PM1.02m
11:26AM1.08m
00:11AM0.99m
12:39PM1.02m
1:18AM0.89m
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cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
14
16
18
19
18
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
14
14
12
11
12
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
12
14
16
17
18
16
15
14
13
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