Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.3° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (07 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.7
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
2.1
NW
10
3
NW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
10
13
35
78
102
128
428
405
344
270
217
217
237
331
338
316
800
1601
1172
798
750
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:55AM2.03m
3:38PM1.96m
4:11AM1.96m
5:11PM1.97m
5:41AM1.98m
6:34PM2.09m
Low Tide
9:58AM0.62m
10:41PM0.73m
11:15AM0.68m
00:09AM0.72m
12:47PM0.63m
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
5
6
8
11
11
11
9
9
8
8
10
12
12
11
10
8
10
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
2
3
5
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
8
10
10
9
7
4
5
6
7
9
8
8
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