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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 16 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.3° C
 (Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 2AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (17 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.5
W
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111111111111111111120111818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1018907805662540540531444436359305313313265226226210210190251322344306291
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:30PM
3.25
10:44AM
3.49
11:06PM
3.39
11:20AM
3.62
11:41PM
3.49
11:55AM
3.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
0.70
4:38AM
0.56
4:57PM
0.53
5:13AM
0.43
5:33PM
0.41
5:48AM
0.35
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:54--
Sunset-8:22-------8:21-------8:20------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-11--------------
Temp. °C161516161617182019191717161618202019171615151919
Feels °C (?)151516151516171717181617161618191717161513131514
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