Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 21 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 4PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.5
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
67
56
56
38
102
173
259
285
305
297
286
270
274
274
382
436
517
481
596
512
512
437
358
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
0
SW
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:14PM3.23m
1:41AM3.34m
2:17PM3.06m
2:45AM3.17m
3:20PM2.94m
3:50AM3.05m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.66m
7:24PM0.73m
8:05AM0.81m
8:23PM0.90m
9:07AM0.93m
9:27PM1.03m
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clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:14
5:13
5:13
Temp °C
11
15
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
18
16
15
15
14
15
9
12
16
16
14
12
12
11
11
13
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
14
17
13
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
67
57
56
43
38
35
29
259
285
305
297
286
270
274
274
382
436
517
481
596
512
512
437
358
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.5
W
14
0.7
W
13
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.6
NW
10
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.4
N
6
0.5
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.4
NNW
11
0.6
W
21
Energy kJ
89
35
33
56
35
102
173
30
36
25
19
59
54
67
54
10
135
130
169
47
48
47
47
308
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
19
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
SW
15
0.4
WSW
14
0.4
NW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
11
0.1
W
23
0.3
WSW
22
0.5
N
11
Energy kJ
35
4
4
31
31
26
61
23
27
49
48
20
12
57
82
29
45
26
47
11
91
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
0.9
N
6
Energy kJ
67
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
11
61
18
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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