Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
13.9°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 5PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (14 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (14 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
1.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2787
2751
2705
2292
1822
1647
1647
1415
1301
886
732
621
487
390
373
304
299
215
215
209
584
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:32AM3.48m
11:47PM3.43m
12:06PM3.36m
00:21AM3.25m
12:41PM3.21m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.49m
6:04AM0.47m
6:20PM0.67m
6:40AM0.65m
6:59PM0.88m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
11
15
15
13
11
10
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
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