Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.3° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (09 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
7
2.4
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
7
1.5
SSW
7
0.4
W
18
0.4
W
17
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
88
213
395
574
590
689
746
558
431
403
408
305
225
97
94
83
79
78
78
43
40
37
37
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:06PM1.98m
3:27AM2.05m
4:08PM1.96m
4:31AM2.03m
5:25PM2.00m
5:46AM2.05m
Low Tide
10:02PM0.64m
10:30AM0.56m
11:05PM0.66m
11:37AM0.57m
00:22AM0.63m
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
7
7
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
6
6
6
5
6
4
4
4
7
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