Waitara Bar Surf Break

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
15.8° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (22 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 3AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (22 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning).

Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
771
755
666
471
357
206
185
419
476
186
220
412
479
412
373
384
390
396
328
323
232
229
183
180
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:08AM3.09m
3:38PM2.88m
4:05AM2.94m
4:37PM2.80m
5:06AM2.84m
5:47PM2.79m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.95m
9:27AM0.94m
9:50PM1.08m
10:23AM1.03m
10:52PM1.17m
11:26AM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
4
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
12
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
8
9
7
10
11
13
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.1
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
WSW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
NNW
8
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
771
755
666
471
357
206
165
419
476
143
149
412
479
412
373
384
390
396
328
323
232
229
120
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
174
133
123
81
75
182
185
132
101
77
220
54
53
33
22
20
11
11
5
5
1
1
183
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.1
S
5
0.7
WSW
14
0.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
102
140
138
150
120
138
134
1
186
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2
N
8
Energy kJ
1
6
8
10
33
52
78
91
90
143
281
389
543
503
475
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
243
66
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
8
8
44
59
18
44
59
59
59
59
62
257
59
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Rating
(10 max)
4
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3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
5
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4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
7
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