Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (22 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.9
W
7
1.2
WNW
7
1
W
8
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.5
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
803
482
367
286
145
178
245
230
331
160
131
126
186
254
257
254
254
186
127
124
116
113
69
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
ENE
5
N
5
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:06AM1.76m
6:35PM1.90m
7:01AM1.87m
7:21PM2.03m
7:47AM2.00m
8:00PM2.16m
Low Tide
00:42AM0.80m
1:04PM0.72m
1:38AM0.65m
1:55PM0.57m
2:20AM0.48m
2:36PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
12
10
8
7
9
9
7
7
9
10
9
6
6
5
4
5
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
8
10
6
5
5
7
4
3
3
4
5
5
3
3
2
1
3
6
6
7
8
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