Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (11 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jun)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (11 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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)
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
63
33
20
78
76
38
56
53
51
45
44
42
38
36
18
52
46
45
42
39
37
36
43
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
5:57PM2.02m
6:12AM2.12m
7:02PM2.15m
7:16AM2.20m
7:58PM2.31m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.46m
00:50AM0.51m
1:21PM0.37m
1:54AM0.40m
2:20PM0.27m
2:51AM0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
Feels °C
8
10
9
10
8
7
9
10
9
12
12
11
9
9
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.4
WNW
14
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
W
16
0.4
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.5
NW
5
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
Energy kJ
9
63
9
9
78
76
38
56
53
51
45
33
21
12
11
6
16
15
24
23
23
10
36
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.2
S
11
0.3
W
14
0.2
W
16
0.4
NW
7
0.1
S
10
0.2
W
7
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
17
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Energy kJ
34
9
33
20
11
2
4
37
36
37
44
44
42
38
36
18
52
46
45
42
39
37
11
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
13
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
20
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
W
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
W
14
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
W
8
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
11
24
23
13
7
8
2
2
24
1
1
1
2
2
2
15
2
2
2
2
2
12
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.8
NW
4
1
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
2
6
14
10
2
24
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
19
68
70
70
19
89
89
19
19
19
68
57
57
77
57
57
57
57
57
57
57
19
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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