Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (07 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 3PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1125 | 1187 | 990 | 833 | 798 | 777 | 1106 | 1865 | 2519 | 6198 | 6555 | 6912 | 7007 | 7177 | 3472 | 2900 | 1944 | 1853 | 2417 | 2160 | 1896 | 1872 | 1803 | 1511 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:25PM2.86m | 2:43AM3.01m | 3:17PM2.82m | 3:37AM2.98m | 4:12PM2.82m | 4:32AM2.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM1.04m | 8:33PM1.07m | 9:07AM1.03m | 9:27PM1.09m | 9:59AM0.98m | 10:24PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 1125 | 1187 | 990 | 103 | 103 | 660 | 1106 | 1865 | 2519 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1611 | 1944 | 1582 | 1150 | 992 | 1014 | 1872 | 1803 | 1511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 22 | W 21 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 375 | 166 | 119 | 163 | 332 | 86 | 68 | 39 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1807 | 1853 | 2417 | 2160 | 1896 | 685 | 604 | 502 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | W 24 | W 24 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 21 | S 21 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 208 | 11 | 43 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 9 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 833 | 798 | 777 | 821 | 731 | 696 | 6198 | 6555 | 6912 | 7007 | 7177 | 3472 | 2900 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 108 | 237 | 238 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 250 | 238 | 241 | 178 | 140 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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