Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 3PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2266 | 1781 | 1496 | 602 | 1042 | 763 | 653 | 743 | 486 | 560 | 394 | 414 | 598 | 723 | 724 | 773 | 883 | 2028 | 1622 | 1784 | 1736 | 1028 | 862 | 983 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:35PM3.00m | 2:52AM3.11m | 3:26PM2.95m | 3:47AM3.05m | 4:28PM2.93m | 4:51AM3.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.87m | 8:48PM1.00m | 9:16AM0.91m | 9:42PM1.06m | 10:10AM0.95m | 10:45PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 2266 | 1781 | 1496 | 602 | 1042 | 763 | 653 | 743 | 486 | 560 | 394 | 414 | 598 | 723 | 724 | 575 | 835 | 2028 | 1622 | 1784 | 1736 | 1028 | 862 | 983 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 22 | W 21 | SSW 10 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 171 | 113 | 60 | 311 | 22 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 75 | 127 | 203 | 180 | 322 | 318 | 773 | 883 | 154 | 233 | 191 | 507 | 940 | 854 | 354 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | W 21 | W 21 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 24 | SSW 11 | W 23 | — | — | WSW 20 | — | — | SSW 10 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | 12 | 9 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 313 | 93 | — | — | 412 | — | — | 102 | 384 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 4 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | — | 105 | 35 | 67 | 97 | 119 | 216 | 306 | 12 | 389 | 460 | 385 | — | 187 | 244 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 210 | 87 | 140 | 87 | 138 | 225 | 225 | 214 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 19 | 28 |
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