Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
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)
0.3
W
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
35
35
62
38
38
37
36
35
34
17
50
150
165
90
59
63
45
31
20
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
ESE
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
W
10
SSW
5
E
Wind State
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
off
High Tide
1:41PM2.08m
2:00AM2.08m
2:28PM1.96m
2:50AM1.94m
3:22PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.41m
8:34PM0.53m
9:02AM0.52m
9:23PM0.67m
9:50AM0.64m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
7
10
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
8
9
10
11
11
10
9
10
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
4
8
9
7
6
5
4
3
2
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
7
10
12
9
9
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