Waitarere Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
13.5°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1.3
SSW
6
0.5
W
19
0.5
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
19
0.6
W
18
0.6
W
18
2.1
WNW
7
2.5
WNW
8
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
9
1.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
66
129
192
188
265
262
248
232
419
915
663
465
364
397
449
405
300
251
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
S
10
SE
5
SE
0
SW
0
N
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:58PM2.47m
9:21AM2.38m
9:39PM2.50m
10:00AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.18m
3:51AM0.12m
4:10PM0.09m
4:32AM0.06m
4:49PM0.08m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
5
7
1
Temp °C
11
9
7
7
7
8
9
11
12
11
11
9
9
8
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
9
5
4
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
9
6
7
5
8
9
9
9
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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