Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.0° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.9
NW
4
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
17
29
90
104
78
64
48
34
33
21
19
16
36
31
30
49
80
119
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:28PM1.96m
2:50AM1.94m
3:22PM1.86m
3:51AM1.84m
4:34PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.67m
9:50AM0.64m
10:21PM0.78m
10:48AM0.73m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
11
9
8
7
7
7
11
12
13
12
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
10
7
5
4
4
4
8
8
9
8
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