Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.6° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 6AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
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4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
15
4
W
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
W
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
W
14
2.1
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2
W
13
1.9
W
12
1.8
W
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10657
8067
6090
4822
3806
3067
2410
2041
1680
1594
1543
1642
1468
1314
1134
972
861
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:15PM2.86m
7:34AM2.82m
8:03PM3.01m
8:22AM2.95m
8:44PM3.16m
Low Tide
1:31AM1.22m
1:50PM1.08m
2:17AM1.09m
2:35PM0.95m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
9
7
7
6
7
10
11
9
7
6
6
6
6
10
11
9
7
Feels °C
4
3
4
3
4
7
8
5
2
2
3
3
3
7
8
4
3
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