Waitara Bar Surf Break

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
15.6° C

1.2°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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 4AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
384
309
304
304
299
299
249
219
219
170
164
159
103
103
106
80
82
65
65
65
63
62
48
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15PM3.40m
10:36AM3.25m
10:51PM3.44m
11:11AM3.27m
11:26PM3.45m
11:48AM3.25m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.82m
4:44PM0.72m
5:04AM0.80m
5:20PM0.72m
5:42AM0.80m
5:56PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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>
5:10
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
9
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
9
8
8
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
7
7
5
5
7
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
413
384
309
304
304
299
299
249
219
219
170
164
159
103
103
106
80
82
65
65
65
63
62
48
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
17
0.2
W
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
6
6
11
11
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
5
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
1
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
13
13
13
20
104
87
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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