Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.1° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
10
1.6
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
W
12
0.9
WNW
12
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
WNW
7
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
1.4
WNW
5
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
8
2.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
820
511
359
232
210
203
111
78
40
37
35
25
29
22
16
109
431
469
494
547
754
958
Wind (km/h)
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:05AM2.29m
11:19PM2.42m
11:40AM2.29m
11:53PM2.39m
12:16PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.31m
5:53PM0.27m
6:16AM0.29m
6:29PM0.30m
6:53AM0.31m
7:07PM0.36m
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
8
10
9
8
7
11
12
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
5
8
7
5
3
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
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