Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
9
1.8
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2.4
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
709
614
541
540
669
1125
1282
1295
1251
1293
1399
1193
936
639
445
407
433
471
542
627
475
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:48AM2.35m
00:02AM2.37m
12:27PM2.28m
00:44AM2.25m
1:12PM2.17m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.18m
6:41PM0.27m
7:04AM0.27m
7:24PM0.39m
7:47AM0.39m
8:15PM0.54m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
5
6
7
6
7
7
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
9
9
9
10
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