Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
14
1.3
SSW
5
1.7
SSW
6
2
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
9
0.6
SSW
11
0.3
W
16
0.4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
36
35
73
188
299
611
1094
879
604
251
129
92
97
43
73
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
S
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
00:37AM2.23m
12:59PM2.12m
1:15AM2.07m
1:40PM1.99m
Low Tide
7:13PM0.36m
7:38AM0.36m
7:55PM0.51m
8:17AM0.50m
8:40PM0.67m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
6
5
6
9
11
11
8
8
7
7
7
7
10
9
9
9
Feels °C
3
3
2
3
3
4
2
0
0
0
2
3
4
7
5
6
7
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