Surf Break

Lat Long: 40.56° S 175.19° E

Waitarere 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Waitarere sea temperature is
14.9°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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
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)
1.4
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
186
158
394
379
331
258
225
177
173
140
111
86
64
53
51
36
35
23
21
21
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
0
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
15
SW
5
WSW
0
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:55AM1.94m
5:32PM2.04m
6:04AM1.94m
6:39PM2.06m
7:10AM1.99m
7:36PM2.10m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.61m
11:46AM0.65m
00:31AM0.59m
12:59PM0.61m
1:38AM0.52m
2:04PM0.53m
2:34AM0.42m
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Temp °C
15
14
13
14
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
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20
18
16
15
15
14
14
17
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19
16
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Feels °C
11
12
11
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
18
15
14
15
15
13
13
16
18
17
15
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14
14
15
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