Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)--
Afternoon (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2.2
WNW
8
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
7
0.7
W
16
1.2
WNW
9
0.7
W
15
0.8
W
15
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
58
69
133
447
699
591
423
343
287
280
228
153
193
232
228
245
229
224
302
238
378
516
528
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:39PM2.43m
9:03AM2.35m
9:29PM2.55m
9:54AM2.42m
10:18PM2.60m
10:42AM2.44m
Low Tide
3:05PM0.29m
3:34AM0.26m
3:57PM0.18m
4:24AM0.17m
4:45PM0.12m
5:13AM0.13m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:10
5:12
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
12
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
9
8
8
6
8
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