Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
1.1
NW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
31
30
30
31
32
33
37
82
65
33
32
17
13
29
27
27
27
53
81
145
115
55
33
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:00AM1.73m
4:30PM1.79m
5:09AM1.71m
5:41PM1.81m
6:15AM1.75m
6:41PM1.88m
Low Tide
10:25PM0.82m
10:45AM0.81m
11:34PM0.82m
12:00PM0.80m
00:45AM0.75m
1:09PM0.71m
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
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7:44
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Temp °C
8
7
6
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
13
15
15
14
12
10
10
11
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
7
5
3
8
11
12
10
9
10
10
8
12
12
12
12
11
8
8
9
9
12
13
13
12
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