Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 2026 NZST
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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
16.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 10AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (28 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (28 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
456
347
299
286
309
309
309
309
309
313
318
515
553
469
463
450
431
318
309
299
245
212
170
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
N
0
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:40AM3.03m
8:10PM3.11m
8:24AM3.09m
8:49PM3.23m
9:03AM3.15m
9:24PM3.32m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.91m
1:55PM0.76m
2:20AM0.83m
2:36PM0.70m
2:59AM0.78m
3:14PM0.66m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:30
7:30
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:09
5:08
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
16
14
13
12
11
10
11
13
14
13
13
12
11
10
10
14
15
16
14
13
11
11
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
12
13
15
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
352
347
299
286
309
309
309
309
309
313
318
515
553
469
463
450
431
318
309
299
245
212
170
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
S
19
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
1
7
47
49
49
34
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
1.1
SW
14
0.8
SW
6
1
SW
7
1
SW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.4
N
6
Energy kJ
1
456
49
85
83
69
58
2
2
2
14
43
125
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Distance (km)
50
0
0
108
108
107
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
18
8
44
60
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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