Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 9PM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 537 | 506 | 501 | 904 | 888 | 747 | 742 | 756 | 734 | 804 | 1299 | 1430 | 1375 | 1701 | 1729 | 1865 | 1635 | 4619 | 3045 | 4761 | 5083 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:47AM3.67m | 00:06AM3.56m | 12:31PM3.62m | 00:53AM3.44m | 1:20PM3.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:02PM0.34m | 6:23AM0.33m | 6:49PM0.47m | 7:11AM0.50m | 7:43PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 537 | 417 | 339 | 11 | 189 | 147 | 139 | 104 | 161 | 323 | — | — | 578 | — | — | — | 1008 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 510 | 143 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 506 | 501 | 904 | 888 | 747 | 742 | 756 | 734 | 804 | 1299 | 1430 | 1375 | 1701 | 1729 | 1865 | 1635 | 4619 | 3045 | 4761 | 5083 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 251 | 256 | 238 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 255 | 251 | 312 | 251 | 241 | 251 | 237 | 266 | 323 | 277 | 312 | 323 |
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