Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
W
11
1.7
W
11
2
W
11
2
W
10
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
16
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1778
1778
1465
1306
1267
1143
1143
452
516
658
900
884
697
1130
1358
1981
1769
3054
2824
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:47PM3.37m
1:04AM3.33m
1:32PM3.22m
1:54AM3.13m
2:29PM3.04m
Low Tide
7:04PM0.71m
7:27AM0.72m
7:55PM0.91m
8:18AM0.92m
8:56PM1.11m
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light rain
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mod rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
2
2
2
3
1
7
6
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
11
9
8
9
9
10
7
7
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