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Waitara Bar Surf Forecast
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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 3957 | 3131 | 2324 | 2034 | 2301 | 2241 | 1195 | 3469 | 3068 | 2713 | 2692 | 2258 | 2056 | 1643 | 1461 | 1175 | 1029 | 791 | 669 | 503 | 366 | 227 | 146 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:03AM 2.92 | 7:34PM 3.16 | 7:58AM 3.07 | 8:21PM 3.30 | 8:43AM 3.21 | 9:01PM 3.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:20PM 1.00 | 1:49AM 0.88 | 2:11PM 0.79 | 2:34AM 0.69 | 2:53PM 0.62 | 3:13AM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki
Still cross-shore at Waitara Bar (moderate winds from the W at NewPlymouthAero Aws 4 km from Waitara Bar). A 3.6m groundswell from the W is too big for here
1 h 17 min ago
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