Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)--
Afternoon (28 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue morning).

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1418
1574
1347
836
551
439
316
235
207
165
134
146
138
114
122
81
74
46
33
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:24PM2.47m
11:47AM2.45m
00:02AM2.44m
12:26PM2.41m
Low Tide
6:00PM0.08m
6:21AM0.05m
6:39PM0.12m
7:01AM0.12m
7:22PM0.23m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:56
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7:21
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Temp °C
12
12
11
12
10
10
12
13
13
12
10
9
9
9
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
5
5
8
7
7
10
10
10
10
8
7
6
6
8
10
10
9
9
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