Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 17 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 429 | 366 | 334 | 261 | 193 | 280 | 366 | 436 | 515 | 478 | 419 | 551 | 541 | 321 | 562 | 892 | 1003 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:43PM3.32m | 8:08AM3.24m | 8:33PM3.51m | 8:57AM3.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.71m | 2:22PM0.61m | 2:48AM0.49m | 3:08PM0.41m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 429 | 366 | 334 | 261 | 193 | 280 | 366 | 436 | 515 | 478 | 419 | 326 | 541 | 270 | 380 | 892 | 460 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 20 | WSW 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 102 | 84 | 74 | 70 | 57 | 41 | 200 | 298 | 273 | 277 | 329 | 6 | 322 | 321 | 453 | 721 | 1003 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | W 10 | WSW 21 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 26 | WSW 24 | W 23 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 20 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 90 | 150 | 45 | 147 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 109 | 272 | 166 | — | 989 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 11 | — | W 6 | W 10 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 551 | — | 92 | 562 | 281 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 193 | 61 | 61 | 87 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 214 | 0 | 0 |
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