Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
1.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
71
68
65
48
33
22
19
16
36
31
30
44
95
126
153
171
190
263
405
634
751
477
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
0
NW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:50AM1.94m
3:22PM1.86m
3:51AM1.84m
4:34PM1.81m
5:05AM1.79m
5:55PM1.83m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.64m
10:21PM0.78m
10:48AM0.73m
11:32PM0.84m
12:04PM0.77m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:16
5:17
 mm
1
1
1
1
11
7
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
12
10
10
8
7
7
7
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
11
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
9
10
9
8
5
4
4
4
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
7
8
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