Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 316 | 257 | 229 | 173 | 156 | 151 | 192 | 312 | 562 | 1112 | 2251 | 2806 | 2920 | 3124 | 3168 | 3871 | 5131 | 6683 | 7538 | 6395 | 5313 | 4618 | 4100 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:39AM2.59m | 5:30PM2.65m | 6:00AM2.61m | 6:42PM2.76m | 7:05AM2.72m | 7:34PM2.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM1.35m | 11:51PM1.42m | 12:20PM1.31m | 1:03AM1.30m | 1:23PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | W 16 | WSW 17 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 316 | 257 | 229 | 173 | 156 | 151 | 192 | 101 | 116 | 92 | 134 | 300 | 230 | 232 | 235 | — | — | 6683 | 7538 | 6395 | 5313 | 4618 | 4100 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 11 | 11 | 32 | 72 | 128 | 99 | 99 | 125 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 188 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 71 | 95 | 158 | 312 | 562 | 1112 | 2251 | 2806 | 2920 | 3124 | 3168 | 3871 | 5131 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 108 | 241 | 241 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 241 | 241 | 240 | 241 | 241 | 229 | 241 | 241 | 255 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 238 | 236 | 236 |
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