Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Issued: 11 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
14.2° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jun)13ft (4.0m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
9
4
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2546
2651
2998
2188
1527
1102
1010
650
454
432
373
327
305
244
133
68
36
25
24
39
38
37
37
35
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
SSW
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM1.91m
7:23PM2.01m
7:39AM1.97m
8:06PM2.10m
8:23AM2.04m
8:44PM2.18m
Low Tide
1:46PM0.59m
2:16AM0.64m
2:33PM0.54m
2:58AM0.58m
3:14PM0.49m
3:36AM0.53m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
2
3
6
7
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
-1
1
0
2
3
4
6
5
7
8
8
10
8
9
9
8
10
11
13
10
8
7
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
1.3
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
5
0.3
W
15
0.6
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
74
72
46
46
27
28
29
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
133
68
36
25
24
20
38
19
13
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.2
SSW
13
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
21
31
22
9
19
19
39
16
37
37
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
15
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
11
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
7
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
4
21
19
19
9
9
17
1
15
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
10
4
SSW
9
4
SSW
9
3.5
SSW
10
3
SSW
10
2.5
SSW
9
2.5
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
8
1.8
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
7
1.6
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
S
5
0.4
SE
3
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
S
4
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
2546
2651
2998
2188
1527
1102
1010
650
454
432
373
327
305
244
54
20
2
11
26
6
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
206
123
173
206
187
95
95
173
183
187
193
184
183
183
183
19
57
57
57
89
19
57
89
89
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
6
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