Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.8°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (29 Aug)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (29 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.3
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
W
8
3
W
8
2.5
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
3
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
953
777
535
560
498
405
353
456
452
419
437
1128
1191
1628
1594
1412
1131
1153
1014
1162
1927
2670
2833
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:06AM2.33m
10:18PM2.46m
10:39AM2.37m
10:51PM2.47m
11:13AM2.38m
Low Tide
4:38AM0.20m
4:52PM0.16m
5:12AM0.14m
5:26PM0.14m
5:48AM0.14m
6:03PM0.18m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
7
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
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