Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.6° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12PM is: 1.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night).

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
0.5
W
15
1
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
5
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
W
8
4
W
9
3
W
9
2.3
W
9
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.7
W
17
0.7
W
16
2
WNW
6
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
109
131
161
1293
1493
1658
1608
1773
2194
1219
847
771
660
505
333
276
270
257
283
927
1384
1423
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
20
N
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WSW
15
SSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
S
5
SE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:20AM1.78m
2:53PM1.79m
3:38AM1.70m
4:19PM1.75m
4:57AM1.70m
5:37PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:13AM0.77m
10:01PM0.88m
10:26AM0.86m
11:23PM0.89m
11:54AM0.83m
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light rain
clear
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
11
14
13
13
13
13
13
10
10
12
12
11
8
6
5
6
10
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
6
7
9
7
6
5
5
5
1
6
8
8
6
5
3
2
3
5
6
6
6
7
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