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Waitara Bar surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand
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Waitara Bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Waitara Bar sea temperature is
17.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 2AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
2495 | 2216 | 1324 | 2809 | 2449 | 2084 | 2053 | 1648 | 1514 | 1359 | 1236 | 1120 | 1011 | 880 | 722 | 628 | 608 | 573 | 563 | 525 | 466 | 497 | 611 | 467 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 4:29AM2.82m | 5:04PM2.71m | 5:26AM2.91m | 6:03PM2.83m | 6:20AM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:12PM1.19m | 10:51AM1.09m | 11:15PM1.09m | 11:51AM0.92m | 00:15AM0.93m | 12:46PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 |
8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
— | 735 | 1324 | 2809 | 2449 | 2084 | 2053 | 1648 | 1514 | 1359 | 1236 | 1120 | 1011 | 880 | 722 | 628 | 608 | 573 | 563 | 525 | 466 | 497 | 512 | 444 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | N 5 | NE 5 | W 26 | WSW 26 | W 24 | W 23 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 |
— | — | 1059 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 129 | 284 | 277 | 611 | 467 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
2495 | 2216 | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 178 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 50 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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