Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (21 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.7
WNW
5
0.3
SSW
13
1
WNW
5
1.4
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3.5
WNW
9
4.5
WNW
9
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
25
33
46
126
230
407
371
407
371
338
275
223
284
505
803
1729
3328
3143
3393
3286
2590
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:00AM1.79m
3:39PM1.78m
4:19AM1.72m
5:10PM1.77m
5:40AM1.74m
6:22PM1.84m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.77m
10:43PM0.89m
11:13AM0.84m
00:11AM0.89m
12:40PM0.82m
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light rain
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
12
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
5
6
7
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
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