Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 12PM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (03 Aug)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
21
1
WSW
19
1.3
WSW
19
1.4
WSW
19
1.5
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
18
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
9
3
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
804
1157
1296
1388
1342
5751
1567
1603
1635
1801
995
796
706
649
584
577
417
382
649
640
444
444
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:13AM3.53m
12:36PM3.33m
00:49AM3.44m
1:15PM3.25m
1:30AM3.32m
1:58PM3.14m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.59m
6:47PM0.67m
7:12AM0.66m
7:29PM0.79m
7:54AM0.76m
8:16PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
12
14
13
12
12
11
12
10
9
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
10
10
8
8
Feels °C
7
6
7
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
1
-2
-1
0
0
1
1
2
5
5
4
4
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