Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
17
1.2
W
6
1.3
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
35
38
37
37
35
33
32
32
32
32
31
31
30
30
30
13
30
34
50
52
59
94
130
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
NNE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:47AM1.94m
4:31PM1.98m
5:11AM1.90m
5:56PM2.00m
6:27AM1.94m
7:06PM2.09m
Low Tide
10:14PM0.65m
10:39AM0.68m
11:33PM0.70m
12:04PM0.71m
00:54AM0.65m
1:25PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:48
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6:47
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7:25
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7:27
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7:28
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Temp °C
8
8
7
9
11
13
11
9
8
6
6
8
11
12
10
10
9
8
8
9
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
6
4
6
8
10
9
5
4
3
3
5
8
9
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
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