Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.1° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)--
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.4
W
14
0.4
W
14
0.7
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
71
62
42
121
119
108
84
82
62
51
59
60
40
52
127
111
96
99
60
57
56
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
WSW
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
W
5
WSW
5
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
8:26PM2.15m
8:54AM2.16m
9:10PM2.19m
9:35AM2.23m
9:50PM2.22m
Low Tide
2:58PM0.43m
3:21AM0.33m
3:44PM0.36m
4:03AM0.26m
4:25PM0.31m
4:41AM0.23m
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 mm
2
1
1
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7
6
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2
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Temp °C
18
18
17
16
17
17
19
21
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
19
19
17
17
18
20
21
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
16
15
15
14
14
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