Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
7
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
327
388
327
238
163
106
77
72
39
38
37
37
36
35
35
59
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
0
NE
5
E
0
E
5
SSW
5
E
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
glassy
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
00:33AM2.39m
12:57PM2.20m
1:16AM2.24m
1:41PM2.08m
Low Tide
7:02PM0.26m
7:34AM0.29m
7:48PM0.39m
8:17AM0.41m
8:34PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
14
14
13
11
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
11
10
9
14
12
11
9
6
6
6
5
8
8
7
6
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