Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.6
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
1
WNW
5
1.5
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2.2
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
8
2.1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
724
573
437
349
240
165
134
149
153
138
101
84
76
74
56
44
143
346
494
675
712
623
494
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
W
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
High Tide
11:47AM2.45m
00:02AM2.44m
12:26PM2.41m
00:43AM2.35m
1:09PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.05m
6:39PM0.12m
7:01AM0.12m
7:22PM0.23m
7:43AM0.24m
8:10PM0.37m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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6:54
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7:22
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Temp °C
11
11
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
9
10
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
8
9
10
10
10
9
6
6
6
7
11
10
10
9
7
7
6
5
5
7
7
8
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