Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)6s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
NW
2.3
SW
2.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)109913131212136712121178111313161514141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9461606059861172741248324629832543764561171368184923412968285723232101
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
SW
35
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
20
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
10
WNW
5
N
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
2.73
5:56PM
2.66
6:23AM
2.87
6:54PM
2.82
7:12AM
3.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
1.28
11:48AM
1.20
12:11AM
1.12
12:47PM
0.98
1:06AM
0.89
1:34PM
0.72
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-211556272---18365--111122
Temp. °C201717171819181818171818181717151517161516171615
Feels °C (?)191616141617171613121617141414141514131214141311
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