
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 3AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
3589 | 3761 | 3173 | 3195 | 2379 | 1907 | 1106 | 845 | 594 | 577 | 659 | 711 | 359 | 359 | 333 | 525 | 491 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:59AM2.90m | 6:44PM3.10m | 7:10AM3.05m | 7:43PM3.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45PM1.17m | 12:20PM1.09m | 1:01AM0.97m | 1:28PM0.85m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | |
mm | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
3589 | 3761 | 3173 | 3195 | 2379 | 1907 | 1106 | 398 | 375 | 328 | 275 | 711 | 359 | 359 | 333 | 525 | 491 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | 103 | 488 | 306 | 334 | 845 | 594 | 577 | 659 | 197 | 88 | 152 | 132 | 110 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 22 | W 22 |
— | — | — | — | 188 | 294 | 198 | — | 31 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 210 | 145 | 102 | 37 | 39 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | S 10 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — |
503 | 456 | 544 | 349 | — | — | — | 148 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | 13 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 107 | 251 | 178 | 28 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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