Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.2° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (12 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
20
14
34
49
109
135
161
160
190
227
279
313
308
240
173
169
120
84
82
57
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:53AM2.34m
9:17PM2.53m
9:40AM2.42m
10:01PM2.59m
10:23AM2.45m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.18m
4:10AM0.14m
4:30PM0.09m
4:55AM0.08m
5:13PM0.07m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
12
11
10
9
10
10
11
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
11
9
8
7
6
7
8
9
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
13
14
12
13
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