Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 11AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1176 | 904 | 924 | 996 | 1487 | 2189 | 5769 | 5257 | 4595 | 3829 | 3201 | 2377 | 1905 | 1354 | 939 | 689 | 581 | 486 | 444 | 352 | 338 | 328 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:51AM3.37m | 11:05PM3.56m | 11:25AM3.39m | 11:39PM3.57m | 12:00PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44AM0.64m | 4:58PM0.55m | 5:19AM0.59m | 5:33PM0.54m | 5:56AM0.57m | 6:09PM0.58m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 1176 | 238 | 173 | 89 | 367 | 264 | — | 5257 | 4595 | 3829 | 3201 | 2377 | 1905 | 1354 | 939 | 689 | 581 | 486 | 444 | 352 | 338 | 328 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 24 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 362 | 362 | 378 | 253 | 346 | 730 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 72 | 120 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | WSW 21 |
| kJ | 265 | 399 | 307 | 359 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 904 | 924 | 996 | 1487 | 2189 | 5769 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 228 | 228 | 8 | 50 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 0 |
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