Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1799 | 1714 | 1631 | 1393 | 1214 | 988 | 856 | 845 | 736 | 756 | 806 | 715 | 715 | 604 | 596 | 581 | 505 | 417 | 422 | 428 | 417 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:37AM3.31m | 9:55PM3.46m | 10:18AM3.43m | 10:34PM3.50m | 10:55AM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.48m | 4:08AM0.37m | 4:28PM0.40m | 4:46AM0.32m | 5:05PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | |  | |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1799 | 1714 | 1631 | 1393 | 1214 | 988 | 856 | 845 | 736 | 756 | 806 | 715 | 715 | 604 | 596 | 579 | 257 | 273 | 273 | 380 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | W 8 | NNW 6 | — | W 20 | — | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | N 7 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 75 | 56 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 36 | — | 5 | 51 | — | 67 | — | 581 | 227 | 109 | 422 | 428 | 417 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NNW 7 | — | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 505 | 417 | 71 | — | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 51 | — | 81 | 187 | 398 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 43 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 18 | 18 | 61 | 61 | 90 | 104 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 0 |
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