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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 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 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | N 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | |
297 | 289 | 257 | 236 | 198 | 198 | 151 | 149 | 131 | 95 | 89 | 57 | 115 | 107 | 75 | 148 | 289 | 386 | 480 | 456 | 410 | 350 | 339 | 320 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:15PM3.39m | 00:42AM3.51m | 1:14PM3.23m | 1:41AM3.34m | 2:17PM3.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.50m | 6:28PM0.54m | 7:05AM0.66m | 7:24PM0.73m | 8:05AM0.81m | 8:23PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:13 | |
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Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
297 | 289 | 257 | 236 | 198 | 198 | 151 | 149 | 131 | 95 | 89 | 57 | 56 | 107 | 75 | 55 | 289 | 386 | 480 | 456 | 410 | 350 | 339 | 320 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 21 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 14 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 56 | 72 | 148 | 52 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 65 | 71 | 50 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 31 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 43 | 67 | 22 | 24 | 14 | 86 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 22 | 51 | 80 | 91 | 106 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 132 | 132 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
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