
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
733 | 847 | 847 | 758 | 582 | 679 | 671 | 671 | 724 | 827 | 766 | 833 | 811 | 811 | 936 | 1843 | 1820 | 1899 | 1631 | 1393 | 1214 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:54AM3.02m | 8:23PM3.25m | 8:50AM3.17m | 9:12PM3.38m | 9:37AM3.31m | 9:55PM3.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10PM0.84m | 2:40AM0.69m | 3:02PM0.64m | 3:26AM0.50m | 3:47PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||||
6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
733 | 847 | 847 | 758 | 582 | 679 | 671 | 671 | 724 | 827 | 766 | 833 | 811 | 811 | 936 | 1843 | 1820 | 1899 | 1631 | 1393 | 1214 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
7 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 12 | 35 | 50 | 60 | 57 | 73 | 66 | 72 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 56 | 55 | 62 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | S 7 | W 19 | W 19 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 256 | 350 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 13 | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 44 | 108 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 37 | 0 | 0 |
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