Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 18 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 257 | 396 | 319 | 704 | 839 | 1874 | 3926 | 4456 | 4239 | 3973 | 3715 | 3311 | 3062 | 2789 | 2789 | 2469 | 2264 | 2021 | 2076 | 2076 | 1091 | 1091 | 1145 | 1496 |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:49PM3.75m | 10:14AM3.57m | 10:38PM3.83m | 11:02AM3.60m | 11:25PM3.81m | 11:48AM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.42m | 4:04AM0.40m | 4:25PM0.32m | 4:53AM0.34m | 5:12PM0.31m | 5:41AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 257 | 396 | 319 | 704 | 771 | 1874 | 3926 | 4456 | 4239 | 3973 | 3715 | 3311 | 3062 | 2789 | 2789 | 2469 | 2264 | 2021 | — | — | 1091 | 1091 | 1145 | 1496 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 12 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 205 | 136 | 122 | 337 | 839 | 596 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | W 13 | W 24 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 135 | 128 | 171 | 11 | 67 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2076 | 2076 | 204 | 302 | 372 | 327 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 108 | 227 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 59 | 0 | 108 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 108 | 108 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 217 | 212 | 108 |
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