Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 6AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu night, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 411 | 1029 | 1176 | 904 | 1070 | 1064 | 1528 | 2396 | 6070 | 5806 | 4845 | 4105 | 3506 | 2810 | 2088 | 1398 | 1053 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:31PM3.51m | 10:51AM3.37m | 11:05PM3.56m | 11:25AM3.39m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.64m | 4:58PM0.55m | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:33PM0.54m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WSW 16 | NW 9 | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 357 | 246 | 1176 | 238 | 173 | 89 | 346 | 235 | — | 5806 | 4845 | 4105 | 3506 | 2810 | 2088 | 1398 | 1053 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 261 | 198 | 362 | 362 | 378 | 206 | — | 636 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 |
| kJ | — | 273 | 265 | 399 | 307 | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | 411 | 1029 | — | 904 | 1070 | 1064 | 1528 | 2396 | 6070 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 108 | 108 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 227 | 227 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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