Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 9PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5118 | 4689 | 4231 | 1756 | 3387 | 3186 | 2665 | 2313 | 863 | 965 | 1605 | 1440 | 1403 | 1419 | 1277 | 525 | 525 | 683 | 659 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:08PM3.47m | 00:22AM3.50m | 12:47PM3.37m | 1:04AM3.33m | 1:32PM3.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.54m | 6:44AM0.54m | 7:04PM0.71m | 7:27AM0.72m | 7:55PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 14 | W 20 | W 20 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 |
— | 91 | 91 | 1106 | 194 | 194 | — | 249 | 863 | 965 | 1605 | 1440 | 1403 | 1419 | 1277 | 525 | 525 | 683 | 659 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 322 | 350 | — | — | — | — | — | 289 | 226 | 188 | 305 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 |
5118 | 4689 | 4231 | 1756 | 3387 | 3186 | 2665 | 2313 | 414 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 241 | 241 | 108 | 108 |
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