Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
77
42
55
82
143
94
114
125
159
243
486
756
1181
1527
1063
446
657
586
592
516
466
471
511
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
N
25
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
25
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28AM2.19m
11:43PM2.32m
12:06PM2.16m
00:21AM2.28m
12:45PM2.12m
1:00AM2.22m
Low Tide
6:02AM0.45m
6:16PM0.41m
6:41AM0.46m
6:54PM0.44m
7:22AM0.47m
7:35PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
5:05
 mm
1
4
1
3
3
Temp °C
7
9
11
12
11
9
8
7
7
11
14
13
11
13
12
11
10
13
10
10
9
10
9
10
Feels °C
4
6
8
9
8
6
5
3
3
7
10
8
6
6
7
8
7
9
8
8
7
7
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.9
WNW
5
0.1
W
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.7
W
11
1.8
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
16
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
Energy kJ
3
51
2
9
8
82
94
114
125
147
123
486
756
1181
1527
1063
446
24
21
20
516
466
471
511
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.6
WNW
10
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
3
4
8
7
14
27
72
85
8
7
27
25
25
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
7
1.5
WNW
7
0.9
NNE
4
2.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
6
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
9
0.1
SW
6
1
SSW
4
Energy kJ
51
77
42
55
82
143
159
243
29
1178
164
657
586
592
1
36
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
4
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
93
93
77
93
57
19
19
19
19
85
85
70
71
182
68
57
85
85
70
19
19
19
153
153
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
4
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
2
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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