Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.1° 

Waitarere surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Waitarere today (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.4
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
9
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
4
W
9
3.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
231
420
741
867
1080
1433
2120
2574
2762
1935
899
528
589
425
289
164
147
Wind (km/h)
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
SW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11PM2.38m
10:31AM2.28m
10:45PM2.41m
11:05AM2.29m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.34m
5:18PM0.28m
5:39AM0.31m
5:53PM0.27m
cloud
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
4
9
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
6
6
8
8
7
6
Feels °C
6
6
7
5
4
4
3
1
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
2
3
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