
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (25 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 5AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the S by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
180 | 676 | 595 | 512 | 407 | 1525 | 3090 | 3062 | 2329 | 2144 | 2052 | 1818 | 1605 | 1269 | 1125 | 874 | 802 | 751 | 359 | 317 | 630 | 630 | 546 | 573 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.82m | 6:52PM2.86m | 7:09AM2.86m | 7:43PM2.99m | 7:59AM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM1.19m | 12:30PM1.05m | 1:05AM1.14m | 1:26PM0.99m | 1:56AM1.06m | 2:13PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
597 | 676 | 595 | 512 | 364 | 1525 | 3090 | 3062 | 2329 | 2144 | 2052 | 1818 | 1605 | 1269 | 1125 | 874 | 802 | 751 | 359 | 317 | 630 | 630 | 546 | 573 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | W 24 | W 24 | — | — |
180 | 186 | 257 | 352 | 407 | 161 | 67 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 236 | 11 | 11 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 86 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 434 | 467 | 620 | 698 | 769 | 180 | 167 | 188 | 119 | 98 | 194 | 196 | 133 | 27 | 25 | 106 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 212 | 210 | 210 | 225 | 230 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 87 | 87 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 19 |
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