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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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 7AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 21s |
| Evening (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
357 | 357 | 357 | 351 | 273 | 332 | 323 | 485 | 627 | 456 | 522 | 790 | 772 | 834 | 547 | 679 | 662 | 525 | 400 | 394 | 316 | 312 | 210 | 198 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:39PM3.44m | 8:53AM3.50m | 9:25PM3.62m | 9:42AM3.59m | 10:11PM3.72m | 10:32AM3.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.38m | 3:12PM0.24m | 3:37AM0.29m | 3:59PM0.21m | 4:25AM0.28m | 4:47PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
357 | 357 | 357 | 351 | 273 | 264 | 237 | 264 | 627 | 237 | 522 | 790 | 772 | 834 | 547 | 679 | 662 | 525 | 400 | 394 | 316 | 312 | 210 | 198 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 26 | W 24 | W 24 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | WSW 19 |
— | 13 | 44 | 97 | 156 | 332 | 323 | 485 | 193 | 456 | 220 | 169 | 142 | — | 119 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 35 | 30 | 66 | 120 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
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