Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (11 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
788 | 672 | 522 | 547 | 1150 | 1307 | 763 | 800 | 594 | 706 | 817 | 827 | 796 | 726 | 602 | 659 | 864 | 1109 | 906 | 838 | 833 | 811 | 789 | 678 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:17PM3.01m | 6:32AM3.14m | 7:22PM3.20m | 7:36AM3.27m | 8:18PM3.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.81m | 00:30AM0.88m | 1:01PM0.68m | 1:34AM0.73m | 2:00PM0.54m | 2:31AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | |
— | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
788 | 672 | 506 | 414 | 1150 | 1307 | 763 | 800 | 594 | 706 | 817 | 827 | 796 | 726 | 602 | 659 | 864 | 1109 | 906 | 838 | 833 | 811 | 789 | 678 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
180 | 322 | 522 | 547 | 36 | 31 | 124 | — | 246 | — | — | 142 | 78 | 47 | 29 | 408 | 135 | — | 84 | 59 | 50 | 72 | 59 | 56 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | W 24 | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | W 21 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 232 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 41 | 91 | 154 | 221 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | SW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | — | 97 | 145 | 227 | 286 | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 59 | 61 | 0 |
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