Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
2.5
WNW
7
3.5
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
4
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
3
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
7
2.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
395
361
350
396
389
282
246
369
749
1490
2876
2621
2385
1742
1073
1050
1003
994
1200
960
633
497
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
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
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:44AM2.25m
1:12PM2.17m
1:34AM2.11m
2:09PM2.04m
2:42AM1.97m
3:30PM1.95m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.39m
8:15PM0.54m
8:38AM0.54m
9:16PM0.67m
9:42AM0.68m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
6
3
5
6
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
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