Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 11AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (31 Jul)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
1
1
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3
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
8
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
11
3
WSW
11
4
W
14
4
W
13
3.5
W
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1176
904
924
996
1487
2189
5769
5257
4595
3829
3201
2377
1905
1354
939
689
581
486
444
352
338
328
154
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM3.37m
11:05PM3.56m
11:25AM3.39m
11:39PM3.57m
12:00PM3.38m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.64m
4:58PM0.55m
5:19AM0.59m
5:33PM0.54m
5:56AM0.57m
6:09PM0.58m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:32
 mm
6
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
6
7
10
10
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
6
4
4
4
5
2
0
3
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
7
8
9
7
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