Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (11 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
2
W
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
265
262
248
232
498
915
809
529
404
459
388
347
300
251
243
385
576
509
403
270
223
165
Wind (km/h)
0
W
5
N
10
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
W
20
W
10
W
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
High Tide
9:21AM2.38m
9:39PM2.50m
10:00AM2.42m
10:17PM2.49m
10:37AM2.41m
Low Tide
3:51AM0.12m
4:10PM0.09m
4:32AM0.06m
4:49PM0.08m
5:11AM0.07m
5:27PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
Temp °C
7
8
9
11
12
12
12
9
9
8
10
12
12
11
10
9
11
11
13
14
13
13
10
Feels °C
6
7
6
6
7
7
9
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
11
12
11
12
7
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