Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (04 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 11PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2210 | 2549 | 1875 | 1960 | 1594 | 3773 | 3680 | 3826 | 4691 | 4756 | 4355 | 4338 | 4865 | 5133 | 5523 | 5367 | 5191 | 5241 | 5400 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 2:29PM3.04m | 3:02AM2.94m | 3:50PM2.91m | 4:32AM2.85m | 5:28PM2.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM1.11m | 9:22AM1.12m | 10:15PM1.22m | 10:50AM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 11 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 671 | 2549 | 428 | 314 | 413 | 3773 | 3680 | 3826 | 4691 | 4756 | 4355 | 4338 | 4865 | 5133 | 5523 | 5367 | 5191 | 5241 | 5400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 822 | 346 | 280 | — | — | — | 113 | 70 | — | 45 | — | 31 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2210 | — | 1875 | 1960 | 1594 | — | — | 280 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 229 | 229 | 228 | 0 | 0 | 255 | 255 | 255 | 266 | 108 | 241 | 241 | 108 | 108 | 241 | 108 | 255 | 108 |
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