Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
2
WNW
8
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
W
12
2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
181
196
203
279
490
751
897
947
669
547
500
412
270
1086
1565
1155
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
WNW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:05AM1.79m
5:55PM1.83m
6:16AM1.81m
6:55PM1.92m
Low Tide
11:32PM0.84m
12:04PM0.77m
00:51AM0.82m
1:15PM0.73m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
 mm
1
1
2
10
1
5
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
10
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
6
6
5
7
0
1
3
3
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