Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.3° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (12 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Mon night).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.7
NW
6
2.2
NW
8
2.3
WNW
9
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.4
NW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
77
41
39
39
38
38
37
36
22
63
58
106
202
634
807
564
374
254
243
110
229
250
256
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:03AM2.13m
7:46PM2.28m
8:08AM2.24m
8:39PM2.43m
9:03AM2.35m
9:29PM2.55m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.42m
2:40AM0.39m
3:05PM0.29m
3:34AM0.26m
3:57PM0.18m
4:24AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
9
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
3
6
7
7
5
4
2
3
5
6
9
8
7
5
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
10
10
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