Surf Forecast Surf Report

Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 NZDT
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Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?

The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 6PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (02 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.8
NNW
2
NNW
1.9
NNW
2.1
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
0.7
WSW
4
NNW
3.5
NNW
3.5
NNW
3
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.2
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NNW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
3
NNW
3
NNW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)1414151091010101111111111111410101010101099141414141111111111101515141414131312111111111111161616161515151515159915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4745085445906666648007844474474394393562911832699252325462074129390461442232539450194749652153152143629536030551540013061788207819781886167512779558695512032219824412338208817611559135812201220129412381220
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
N
20
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SSW
5
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NE
15
E
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
NW
25
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
3.48
1:51AM
3.42
2:16PM
3.20
2:47AM
3.18
3:20PM
2.94
3:57AM
2.96
4:39PM
2.77
5:22AM
2.84
5:57PM
2.71
6:41AM
2.86
7:08PM
2.76
7:43AM
2.95
8:08PM
2.87
8:33AM
3.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.38
7:42PM
0.45
8:12AM
0.66
8:33PM
0.75
9:12AM
0.94
9:32PM
1.03
10:21AM
1.15
10:46PM
1.22
11:40AM
1.24
12:11AM
1.26
12:58PM
1.18
1:26AM
1.15
2:00PM
1.03
2:23AM
0.98
2:49PM
0.85
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise--------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43---
Sunset---7:15-------7:14-------7:12-------7:10-------7:08-------7:07-------7:06-------7:05
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171920191818171717181716161617181919201918171717181919171515151415181715141414131516171615141312141718171515151616202121
Feels °C (?)161718181615141414151311121012141416191918161515161615141313141415161513121213121516131313121211131618171413131313182018
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