Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.0°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 2PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
4
4
3
1
1
0
1
0
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0
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3
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1346
1310
1292
1432
3560
3251
3360
1644
4546
2663
4334
5140
5378
3336
8014
7171
6690
5892
5499
4606
3865
3475
2880
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
S
15
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
15
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:40AM2.67m
3:13PM2.69m
3:58AM2.55m
4:39PM2.62m
5:17AM2.55m
5:57PM2.69m
Low Tide
8:53AM1.25m
9:41PM1.40m
10:06AM1.37m
11:03PM1.41m
11:34AM1.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
12
13
13
11
9
7
6
7
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
6
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
7
8
8
7
8
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