
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 1AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | NW 9 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4691 | 4756 | 4100 | 4608 | 4643 | 5133 | 5517 | 5303 | 5825 | 3723 | 3334 | 3253 | 2940 | 2649 | 2338 | 1690 | 1275 | 842 | 594 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 3:50PM2.91m | 4:32AM2.85m | 5:28PM2.93m | 5:59AM2.90m | 6:44PM3.10m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM1.22m | 10:50AM1.20m | 11:45PM1.17m | 12:20PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | NW 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 |
4691 | 4756 | 4100 | 4608 | 4643 | 5133 | 5517 | 5303 | 5825 | 3723 | 3334 | 3253 | 2940 | 941 | 2338 | 1690 | 669 | 842 | 409 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | WSW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | 48 | 112 | 35 | — | 18 | — | — | 277 | — | — | 2649 | 367 | 619 | 1275 | 834 | 234 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | S 10 | WSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 370 | 361 | 48 | 594 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 449 | 369 | 743 | 970 | — | 480 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 266 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 257 | 257 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 61 | 59 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Taranaki | |||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)










