Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
541
450
322
259
211
140
79
79
123
118
173
289
236
189
186
179
130
126
86
82
74
51
51
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
10
E
5
E
0
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
7:14AM1.88m
7:43PM2.02m
8:02AM1.98m
8:24PM2.13m
8:44AM2.08m
Low Tide
1:51AM0.75m
2:10PM0.66m
2:37AM0.66m
2:55PM0.56m
3:17AM0.57m
3:34PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
6
9
9
8
6
5
4
3
4
7
8
9
7
6
5
4
5
8
9
9
8
Feels °C
3
2
3
7
6
5
3
3
1
0
1
5
5
7
4
3
2
1
2
6
7
7
5
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