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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 12AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
547 | 679 | 706 | 566 | 400 | 394 | 316 | 312 | 210 | 198 | 149 | 222 | 200 | 452 | 435 | 344 | 305 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 297 | 289 | 257 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:11PM3.72m | 10:32AM3.60m | 10:58PM3.73m | 11:22AM3.53m | 11:48PM3.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.21m | 4:25AM0.28m | 4:47PM0.25m | 5:15AM0.36m | 5:37PM0.37m | 6:08AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
547 | 679 | 706 | 566 | 400 | 394 | 316 | 312 | 210 | 198 | 149 | 149 | 151 | 452 | 435 | 344 | 305 | 297 | 293 | 293 | 297 | 289 | 257 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 21 | W 22 | W 20 |
119 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 66 | 120 | 106 | 222 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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