Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6PM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)13ft (4.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
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
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
3.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
12
1.9
SSW
7
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1107
1584
1983
2226
2395
1670
715
463
526
376
232
99
250
158
77
49
48
33
51
22
18
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
0
NE
10
N
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:31AM2.28m
10:45PM2.41m
11:05AM2.29m
11:19PM2.42m
11:40AM2.29m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.28m
5:39AM0.31m
5:53PM0.27m
6:16AM0.29m
6:29PM0.30m
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
12
11
10
10
10
8
6
7
8
8
7
5
5
4
4
6
8
10
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
3
1
2
3
3
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
3
5
8
8
6
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