Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 10AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 1062 | 2089 | 2308 | 3254 | 3426 | 2343 | 1016 | 890 | 674 | 512 | 452 | 424 | 559 | 955 | 806 | 825 | 778 | 682 | 603 | 1004 | 1463 | 1651 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:07AM3.62m | 11:22PM3.60m | 11:47AM3.67m | 00:06AM3.56m | 12:31PM3.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56AM0.20m | 5:18PM0.28m | 5:38AM0.23m | 6:02PM0.34m | 6:23AM0.33m | 6:49PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | 7 | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 186 | 151 | 53 | 328 | 196 | — | 147 | 1016 | 716 | 674 | 512 | 417 | 346 | 419 | — | — | 104 | 158 | 161 | 229 | — | — | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 12 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 90 | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 643 | 453 | 143 | 145 | 11 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 232 | 1062 | 2089 | 2308 | 3254 | 3426 | 2343 | 991 | 890 | — | — | 452 | 424 | 559 | 955 | 806 | 825 | 778 | 682 | 603 | 1004 | 1463 | 1651 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 266 | 250 | 217 | 217 | 108 | 229 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 228 | 257 | 256 | 238 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 241 | 322 | 251 |
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