Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
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
18
2.3
WNW
7
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
529
947
809
529
356
372
397
354
300
251
248
448
617
500
349
264
200
169
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
SE
5
E
5
N
5
NNE
0
NW
5
WSW
0
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NW
5
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39PM2.50m
10:00AM2.42m
10:17PM2.49m
10:37AM2.41m
Low Tide
4:10PM0.09m
4:32AM0.06m
4:49PM0.08m
5:11AM0.07m
5:27PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
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
12
12
12
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
10
Feels °C
7
7
9
8
7
8
8
11
10
10
7
7
7
7
10
12
12
11
7
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