Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 12AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3060 | 3362 | 3221 | 3236 | 3751 | 3136 | 2571 | 2287 | 2109 | 2109 | 1870 | 1271 | 1249 | 1283 | 1489 | 3240 | 2826 | 2383 | 2110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:08PM3.62m | 11:31AM3.58m | 11:44PM3.65m | 12:07PM3.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04PM0.28m | 5:23AM0.21m | 5:40PM0.27m | 6:01AM0.23m | 6:19PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | W 23 | NNW 8 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 43 | 42 | 114 | 82 | 90 | 147 | 196 | 276 | 442 | 333 | 408 | 491 | 421 | 671 | 926 | — | — | — | 2110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 399 | 469 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 3060 | 3362 | 3221 | 3236 | 3751 | 3136 | 2571 | 2287 | 2109 | 2109 | 1870 | 1271 | 1249 | 1283 | 1489 | 3240 | 2826 | 2383 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 236 | 217 | 104 | 178 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 255 | 240 | 238 | 238 | 217 | 178 | 217 | 212 | 108 | 108 | 0 |
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