Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
2
2
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
W
9
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
6
0.8
NW
4
1.5
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
359
232
306
203
111
78
40
40
35
33
22
12
21
148
456
440
605
768
1101
1220
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:05AM2.29m
11:19PM2.42m
11:40AM2.29m
11:53PM2.39m
12:16PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.27m
6:16AM0.29m
6:29PM0.30m
6:53AM0.31m
7:07PM0.36m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
7
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
8
10
9
8
7
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
5
8
7
5
4
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
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