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Waitara Bar Surf Forecast
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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 01 Jun 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 01). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 66mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon night, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | Thu 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
1568 | 1397 | 1223 | 1443 | 57 | 37 | 1885 | 1258 | 763 | 361 | 216 | 295 | 325 | 318 | 326 | 273 | 191 | 225 | 299 | 444 | 349 | 225 | 295 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:16AM3.23m | 10:32PM3.40m | 10:51AM3.22m | 11:06PM3.39m | 11:27AM3.18m | 11:43PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM0.68m | 4:45AM0.80m | 5:01PM0.73m | 5:21AM0.86m | 5:37PM0.80m | 6:00AM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 |
 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 25 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 1568 | 1397 | 37 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 60 | 763 | 361 | 163 | 295 | 325 | 72 | 38 | 66 | 191 | 125 | 299 | 444 | 349 | 225 | 295 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | — | 39 | 57 | 37 | 56 | 54 | 41 | 75 | 216 | 105 | 35 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 102 | 225 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 50 | 8 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | W 9 | NNW 10 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 83 | 83 | 31 | 55 | 43 | 42 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 73 | — | 1223 | 1443 | 1726 | 1903 | 1885 | 1258 | — | — | — | — | — | 318 | 326 | 273 | — | — | 70 | — | — | — | 7 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 65 | 107 | 46 | 15 | 44 | 18 | 108 | 87 | 228 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 227 | 61 | 0 | 87 | 90 | 108 |
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