Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Issued: 5 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
W
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
W
14
0.8
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1565
1665
890
555
443
340
268
294
360
260
475
269
202
161
187
330
248
242
177
118
109
67
65
80
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
15
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
5
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
00:21AM2.28m
12:45PM2.12m
1:00AM2.22m
1:28PM2.06m
1:44AM2.16m
2:15PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:22AM0.47m
7:35PM0.48m
8:04AM0.48m
8:19PM0.54m
8:48AM0.50m
9:08PM0.60m
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
2
3
1
3
1
1
2
2
1
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
12
13
10
10
10
10
12
12
14
13
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
Feels °C
6
7
7
9
10
8
9
8
6
7
7
9
10
8
10
8
9
9
9
12
11
9
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
19
0.2
W
18
2.1
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.2
W
16
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
10
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
W
14
0.8
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
9
0.7
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
8
Energy kJ
27
25
890
555
21
340
268
294
360
260
158
179
100
67
187
330
248
242
177
118
13
26
23
80
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
11
0.2
WNW
15
0.7
W
13
1.2
W
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
NW
9
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.4
SSW
9
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
25
24
20
37
21
156
475
269
202
161
48
30
30
43
3
6
109
67
25
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
W
18
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.5
W
17
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.1
N
8
0.4
W
14
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
19
37
102
147
140
142
11
10
9
5
28
27
1
65
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
11
3
NW
10
1.6
WNW
10
0.4
SSE
3
1
S
5
0.6
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
S
2
0.6
S
9
0.4
S
4
0.5
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1565
1665
443
3
55
10
5
3
4
3
3
2
1
60
5
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
93
19
19
77
93
19
19
19
123
127
172
33
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
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