Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)6ft (1.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
6
1.9
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
6
1
W
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
782
587
243
279
266
280
298
239
158
111
90
84
53
36
31
13
13
13
29
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
0
ESE
5
W
5
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:34PM2.09m
6:58AM2.08m
7:36PM2.26m
8:00AM2.21m
8:28PM2.42m
Low Tide
12:47PM0.63m
1:30AM0.59m
1:59PM0.49m
2:31AM0.42m
2:56PM0.32m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
11
9
7
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