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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 21 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | |
1514 | 1387 | 1236 | 1120 | 995 | 880 | 812 | 751 | 727 | 727 | 309 | 525 | 451 | 554 | 611 | 546 | 544 | 657 | 469 | 589 | 576 | 1018 | 957 | 832 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 5:26AM2.91m | 6:03PM2.83m | 6:20AM3.05m | 7:00PM3.01m | 7:11AM3.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15PM1.09m | 11:51AM0.92m | 00:15AM0.93m | 12:46PM0.72m | 1:10AM0.74m | 1:36PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
1514 | 1387 | 1236 | 1120 | 995 | 880 | 812 | 751 | 727 | 727 | 147 | 525 | 451 | 554 | 513 | 546 | 444 | 451 | 458 | 388 | 369 | 1018 | 957 | 832 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 27 | WSW 12 | WSW 26 | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 309 | 129 | 284 | 277 | 611 | 467 | 544 | 657 | 469 | 589 | 576 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 10 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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