Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
17.2° 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 6PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (17 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
1.2
N
0.4
SW
0.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.9
NW
2.1
NW
2
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1111111111610131211121211111010109999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30725115111978952857186314897882850945788640524414359287275210173149
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
20
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
0
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onglassglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48AM
3.00
9:02PM
3.06
9:29AM
3.13
9:41PM
3.12
10:04AM
3.24
10:18PM
3.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.86
3:16AM
0.70
3:38PM
0.77
3:53AM
0.63
4:14PM
0.73
4:29AM
0.61
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-------5:58-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset---8:15-------8:17-------8:19----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------2332122-11--1-
Temp. °C151819181716151618212019181818181819181818171717
Feels °C (?)121619181714131516191819181919201918171919171818
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