Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
1.6
SSW
6
2.4
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
8
2
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
190
183
181
184
590
688
646
740
534
392
308
159
165
161
110
70
38
38
37
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:23PM2.50m
11:43AM2.35m
00:00AM2.38m
12:21PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.12m
6:20AM0.14m
6:33PM0.22m
6:59AM0.24m
7:13PM0.36m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
6
Feels °C
11
12
8
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
5
3
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