Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 3PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 18 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 781 | 1202 | 1278 | 1187 | 1202 | 853 | 631 | 401 | 233 | 203 | 238 | 296 | 377 | 365 | 471 | 566 | 696 | 625 | 933 | 1120 | 1981 |
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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:52AM3.34m | 10:04PM3.55m | 10:26AM3.45m | 10:38PM3.63m | 10:59AM3.51m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59PM0.46m | 4:18AM0.44m | 4:32PM0.38m | 4:52AM0.36m | 5:06PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | | | |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | N 8 |
| kJ | 781 | 233 | 223 | 204 | 195 | 192 | 631 | 401 | 233 | 142 | 93 | 211 | 84 | 365 | 471 | 427 | 418 | 625 | 618 | 554 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | W 22 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 8 | W 20 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 233 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 39 | 192 | 151 | 192 | 178 | 169 | 62 | 377 | 20 | 19 | 67 | 69 | 96 | 6 | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 21 | W 21 | W 20 | NNW 7 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 79 | 149 | 148 | 223 | 296 | 37 | 57 | — | 9 | 16 | 7 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | SW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 125 | 1202 | 1278 | 1187 | 1202 | 853 | — | — | — | 203 | 238 | 172 | 286 | 352 | 307 | 566 | 696 | 582 | 933 | 1120 | 1981 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 240 | 238 | 238 | 236 | 238 | 132 | 87 | 37 | 132 | 87 | 138 | 87 | 0 | 227 | 228 | 237 | 237 | 241 | 312 | 241 | 248 |
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