Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (25 Jul)7ft (2.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
0.6
W
17
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
W
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
13
1
W
12
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
188
207
1408
1269
846
541
450
322
259
211
140
101
82
118
286
304
108
236
186
186
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
0
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:16AM1.81m
6:55PM1.92m
7:14AM1.88m
7:43PM2.02m
8:02AM1.98m
8:24PM2.13m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.73m
1:51AM0.75m
2:10PM0.66m
2:37AM0.66m
2:55PM0.56m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
2
2
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
8
8
7
6
5
6
8
9
8
6
5
4
4
4
7
9
8
7
Feels °C
8
8
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
6
6
5
3
3
1
1
1
5
6
5
4
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