Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (18 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
13
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
22
22
34
33
32
30
30
32
31
30
30
32
32
37
87
67
42
33
32
30
29
28
27
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:50AM1.80m
3:17PM1.85m
4:00AM1.73m
4:30PM1.79m
5:09AM1.71m
5:41PM1.81m
Low Tide
9:40AM0.74m
10:25PM0.82m
10:45AM0.81m
11:34PM0.82m
12:00PM0.80m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:28
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6:26
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6:24
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7:40
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7:42
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7:44
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Temp °C
7
7
6
8
11
12
11
10
9
8
7
10
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
16
15
14
12
Feels °C
4
5
4
6
8
9
9
9
8
6
5
8
11
13
11
10
11
9
9
13
14
12
12
11
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