Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 2AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 512 | 257 | 193 | 250 | 382 | 282 | 211 | 154 | 94 | 142 | 226 | 538 | 754 | 850 | 793 | 865 | 816 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:10AM2.90m | 3:42PM2.78m | 4:11AM2.75m | 4:54PM2.71m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03PM1.10m | 9:30AM1.06m | 10:01PM1.25m | 10:28AM1.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 512 | 257 | 193 | 127 | 94 | 93 | 68 | 93 | 91 | 68 | 47 | 538 | 754 | 850 | 793 | 865 | 816 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 45 | 42 | 84 | 142 | 226 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 84 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 102 | 147 | 250 | 382 | 282 | 211 | 154 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 241 | 108 | 108 |
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