Waitara Bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.99° S 174.22° E

Waitara Bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 1AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (06 Sep)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
!
0
!
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
16
3
W
17
3
W
17
3
W
17
2.5
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.3
NW
9
1.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4691
4756
4100
4608
4643
5133
5517
5303
5825
3723
3334
3253
2940
2649
2338
1690
1275
842
594
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:50PM2.91m
4:32AM2.85m
5:28PM2.93m
5:59AM2.90m
6:44PM3.10m
Low Tide
10:15PM1.22m
10:50AM1.20m
11:45PM1.17m
12:20PM1.09m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
6
1
4
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
10
Feels °C
10
9
8
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
8
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