Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.2
W
8
1
W
8
0.6
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.7
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.9
W
9
0.5
W
15
0.4
W
15
1.1
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
557
259
177
133
186
254
257
254
188
186
127
177
119
113
69
104
114
79
63
47
35
34
32
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
N
10
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:01AM1.87m
7:21PM2.03m
7:47AM2.00m
8:00PM2.16m
8:26AM2.14m
8:37PM2.29m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.65m
1:55PM0.57m
2:20AM0.48m
2:36PM0.41m
2:57AM0.32m
3:13PM0.27m
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
7
7
7
10
9
7
6
5
5
6
9
10
10
10
9
8
7
9
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
3
3
3
6
5
3
3
2
2
4
6
5
6
7
6
5
4
7
9
9
9
8
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