Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
9
0.7
W
16
1.4
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
9
1.3
W
10
2.2
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
9
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
267
318
708
1410
1778
1611
1097
823
495
335
237
319
200
293
313
453
315
177
181
181
254
257
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
W
25
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM1.70m
5:37PM1.80m
6:06AM1.76m
6:35PM1.90m
7:01AM1.87m
7:21PM2.03m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.83m
00:42AM0.80m
1:04PM0.72m
1:38AM0.65m
1:55PM0.57m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
8
7
7
9
10
8
7
8
10
9
7
Feels °C
2
2
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
7
8
9
4
5
5
6
4
4
2
3
5
6
4
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