Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 299 | 269 | 295 | 286 | 309 | 497 | 607 | 799 | 1423 | 692 | 754 | 1162 | 1294 | 2283 | 1862 | 4327 | 1433 | 1718 | 1531 | 1511 | 1746 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:41PM3.21m | 00:57AM3.05m | 1:20PM3.03m | 1:41AM2.85m | 2:08PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40AM0.65m | 6:59PM0.88m | 7:17AM0.85m | 7:43PM1.09m | 8:00AM1.06m | 8:35PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 14 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 299 | 269 | 295 | 286 | 309 | 497 | 607 | 799 | 1423 | 266 | 389 | 829 | 952 | 2283 | 1862 | 4327 | 1433 | 903 | 884 | 1511 | 1014 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 57 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 692 | 754 | — | 1294 | 514 | 219 | 130 | 1358 | 1718 | 1531 | 5 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 516 | — | 66 | 31 | 11 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 46 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 7 | — | 18 | 141 | 225 | 1162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 886 | 1746 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 248 | 256 | 87 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 61 | 108 | 108 | 132 | 107 | 108 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 107 | 104 |
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