Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.1°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.4
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1072
1186
1286
1157
828
579
475
350
350
352
363
401
345
332
482
1230
1855
2354
2174
2058
1569
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:27PM2.28m
00:44AM2.25m
1:12PM2.17m
1:34AM2.11m
2:09PM2.04m
Low Tide
7:04AM0.27m
7:24PM0.39m
7:47AM0.39m
8:15PM0.54m
8:38AM0.54m
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
10
8
8
7
8
6
4
5
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