Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.5
W
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
171
143
128
121
110
207
199
192
226
183
181
181
167
124
94
152
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
11:05PM2.59m
11:28AM2.40m
11:50PM2.52m
12:13PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:01AM0.15m
6:18PM0.16m
6:48AM0.20m
7:02PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
11
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
8
9
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
7
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