Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 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 (20 Aug):

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

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

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

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 Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.4
W
15
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
13
1
WNW
5
1.3
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
2.1
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
6
1.8
WNW
6
2.1
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
49
65
36
35
34
33
32
31
31
25
33
44
107
230
431
431
407
395
307
212
247
330
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
2:00AM1.92m
2:30PM1.87m
3:00AM1.79m
3:39PM1.78m
4:19AM1.72m
5:10PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.64m
9:34PM0.80m
9:55AM0.77m
10:43PM0.89m
11:13AM0.84m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
9
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
6
6
7
11
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
7
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