Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 3AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (07 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3589
3761
3173
3195
2379
1907
1106
845
594
577
659
711
359
359
333
525
491
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
10
WNW
10
E
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:59AM2.90m
6:44PM3.10m
7:10AM3.05m
7:43PM3.32m
Low Tide
11:45PM1.17m
12:20PM1.09m
1:01AM0.97m
1:28PM0.85m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
 mm
5
4
3
4
4
2
3
2
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
13
14
10
10
8
8
7
7
9
13
14
12
9
Feels °C
10
11
10
9
12
13
4
4
2
2
1
1
4
10
12
10
6
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