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Waitara Bar Surf Forecast
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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 21 May 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 10PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | |
56 | 56 | 38 | 106 | 173 | 259 | 344 | 311 | 351 | 338 | 265 | 274 | 274 | 382 | 436 | 517 | 481 | 596 | 512 | 512 | 437 | 358 | 533 | 729 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:14PM3.23m | 1:41AM3.34m | 2:17PM3.06m | 2:45AM3.17m | 3:20PM2.94m | 3:50AM3.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.73m | 8:05AM0.81m | 8:23PM0.90m | 9:07AM0.93m | 9:27PM1.03m | 10:09AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 |
 kJ | 56 | 43 | 38 | 35 | 30 | 259 | 344 | 311 | 351 | 338 | 265 | 274 | 274 | 382 | 436 | 517 | 481 | 596 | 512 | 512 | 437 | 358 | 314 | 729 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | W 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 56 | 35 | 106 | 173 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 59 | 53 | 67 | 54 | 29 | 135 | 130 | 169 | 33 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 218 | 533 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | N 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 12 | — | — | W 23 | WSW 22 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 61 | 23 | 27 | 49 | 48 | 20 | 14 | 57 | 120 | 10 | 31 | 26 | 35 | — | — | 11 | 91 | 46 | 36 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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