Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3PM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 4.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s
Afternoon (27 Sep)15ft (4.5m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night).

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
8
4.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
3
W
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1659
3060
2985
1598
1086
860
653
540
809
956
1470
1612
1264
804
537
412
270
234
169
137
109
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
55
WNW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
10
WSW
0
NW
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:36AM2.36m
10:48PM2.45m
11:11AM2.43m
11:24PM2.47m
11:47AM2.45m
Low Tide
5:24PM0.09m
5:43AM0.04m
6:00PM0.08m
6:21AM0.05m
6:39PM0.12m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:01
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7:00
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6:58
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8:19
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7:20
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7:21
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 mm
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1
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
14
14
9
7
7
5
5
8
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
7
4
4
4
4
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
9
8
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