Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 170 | 172 | 108 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 47 | 82 | 170 | 235 | 254 | 237 | 228 | 232 | 261 | 314 | 427 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:50PM3.02m | 3:15AM3.03m | 3:58PM2.93m | 4:31AM2.93m | 5:31PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM1.08m | 9:38AM1.03m | 10:21PM1.18m | 10:55AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 170 | 172 | 108 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 56 | 47 | 82 | 170 | 235 | 254 | 237 | 228 | 232 | 261 | 314 | 427 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | SW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 42 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 30 | 18 | 35 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 123 | 186 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 35 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 44 | 8 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 50 |
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