Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.1° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 10AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
14
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
2.2
NW
8
2.2
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
8
0.7
W
16
1.2
WNW
9
1
W
15
0.8
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
37
36
15
51
50
72
143
549
749
591
433
374
351
323
188
233
204
279
260
249
229
464
306
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:08AM2.24m
8:39PM2.43m
9:03AM2.35m
9:29PM2.55m
9:54AM2.42m
10:18PM2.60m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.39m
3:05PM0.29m
3:34AM0.26m
3:57PM0.18m
4:24AM0.17m
4:45PM0.12m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
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
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
8
11
13
12
11
11
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
3
2
5
8
8
8
8
7
6
8
7
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
10
11
12
10
10
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