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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 2PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)11111010101099997888991010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)251238182157154145130168113883726226875128669581125126313291432131013811090753
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
N
5
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
WNW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		oncrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
2.62
6:35PM
2.57
7:16AM
2.72
7:43PM
2.68
8:11AM
2.90
8:37PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
1.42
12:54AM
1.32
1:39PM
1.27
2:01AM
1.13
2:32PM
1.04
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise--7:16-------7:18-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:46-------7:45-------7:44--
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21--1--3----------------
Temp. °C181919212221191917161718191715131212141819181414
Feels °C (?)181919222523211915131314151413111111141615141112
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