Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 3PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 941 | 880 | 697 | 594 | 594 | 378 | 282 | 201 | 415 | 544 | 1873 | 2344 | 3563 | 3347 | 2331 | 1267 | 980 | 755 | 541 | 408 | 452 | 385 | 875 |
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 | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:27AM3.50m | 10:40PM3.56m | 11:07AM3.62m | 11:22PM3.60m | 11:47AM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16AM0.26m | 4:37PM0.31m | 4:56AM0.20m | 5:18PM0.28m | 5:38AM0.23m | 6:02PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 9 | WSW 16 | W 11 | — | — | WSW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | 941 | 880 | 697 | 594 | 594 | 378 | 282 | 201 | 198 | 429 | 53 | 2344 | — | — | 199 | 1046 | 716 | 755 | 541 | 408 | 452 | 272 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 20 | WSW 5 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | WSW 15 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 9 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 17 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 94 | 154 | — | 376 | — | — | 123 | — | — | 483 | 446 | 170 | 325 | 149 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 193 | 145 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 44 | 35 | 33 | 41 | 15 | 52 | 62 | 161 | 415 | 544 | 1873 | — | 3563 | 3347 | 2331 | 1267 | 980 | — | — | — | — | 385 | 875 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 108 | 256 | 241 | 108 | 227 | 237 | 237 | 256 | 229 | 217 | 217 | 178 | 108 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 251 | 256 | 241 | 241 |
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