Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (09 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 6PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (09 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (09 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 817 | 673 | 586 | 577 | 499 | 390 | 326 | 326 | 269 | 265 | 215 | 212 | 186 | 138 | 222 | 292 | 346 | 411 | 781 | 621 | 525 | 450 | 444 | 432 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:32AM3.39m | 10:47PM3.30m | 11:06AM3.44m | 11:22PM3.29m | 11:40AM3.43m | 11:57PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.59m | 4:58AM0.50m | 5:18PM0.63m | 5:34AM0.55m | 5:54PM0.70m | 6:09AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 6 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 817 | 673 | 586 | 577 | 499 | 390 | 326 | 326 | 60 | 265 | 215 | 212 | 101 | 138 | 222 | 292 | 346 | 411 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 91 | 144 | 432 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 8 | NNE 5 | N 6 | WSW 13 | N 12 | NW 12 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WNW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 269 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 186 | 71 | 133 | 129 | 127 | 96 | 32 | 31 | 55 | 103 | 90 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SSW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 13 | — | — | N 12 | NW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | W 20 | W 19 | N 17 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | 58 | 64 | 69 | — | 211 | 156 | 91 | 83 | 117 | 781 | 621 | 525 | 450 | 444 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 18 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 50 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 108 | 108 | 236 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 227 |
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