Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 Apr 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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 9AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
8
1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
20
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
434
563
838
1184
1067
1435
1265
1008
850
700
690
596
497
426
359
353
347
341
285
407
399
395
371
340
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:35AM3.06m
7:04PM2.98m
7:27AM3.14m
7:54PM3.10m
8:11AM3.22m
8:36PM3.23m
Low Tide
00:19AM1.01m
12:53PM0.86m
1:17AM0.86m
1:42PM0.71m
2:04AM0.72m
2:24PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:38
5:37
5:36
5:35
Temp °C
12
11
12
15
16
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
14
11
10
11
14
15
15
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
14
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.6
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
20
1
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
19
0.7
WSW
18
Energy kJ
434
319
263
1184
1067
1435
1265
1008
850
700
690
596
497
426
359
353
347
341
285
204
399
230
371
340
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
1
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
24
0.3
W
24
0.3
WSW
23
0.5
W
22
0.5
W
22
0.5
W
21
0.7
WSW
20
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
20
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
131
563
838
161
118
3
3
24
25
44
98
106
240
236
229
407
140
395
41
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
12
0.3
SW
11
0.1
W
26
0.1
W
26
0.1
N
12
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
0.1
N
12
0.3
WSW
15
0.3
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
174
156
19
13
13
3
26
51
50
3
42
42
18
41
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
Energy kJ
226
247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
28
0
0
0
0
0
0
18
228
50
50
50
87
87
87
140
228
87
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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