Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.7° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.5
W
17
0.6
W
17
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
2
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
7
0.6
W
15
0.6
W
15
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
1
SSW
5
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
202
190
183
181
190
352
731
866
1000
858
543
397
299
163
161
110
69
55
38
37
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
ESE
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:04AM2.42m
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
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
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
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
12
11
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
6
Feels °C
12
13
11
12
10
6
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
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