Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 10PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
1.1
NNW
6
0.7
WSW
13
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
812
656
566
467
339
323
257
135
121
85
176
356
369
279
254
240
188
180
138
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
0
NW
5
E
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:25PM3.16m
4:05AM2.95m
4:39PM3.06m
5:15AM2.89m
5:52PM3.03m
Low Tide
9:49PM0.97m
10:12AM1.03m
10:59PM1.02m
11:26AM1.08m
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clear
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:13
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6:11
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7:58
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7:59
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8:00
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1
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1
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Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
13
14
16
17
15
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