Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (07 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 18 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 150 | 200 | 235 | 254 | 281 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 292 | 356 | 422 | 1178 | 2651 | 2093 | 1210 | 799 | 563 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:58PM2.93m | 4:31AM2.93m | 5:31PM2.94m | 6:01AM2.95m | 6:54PM3.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM1.18m | 10:55AM1.12m | 11:49PM1.17m | 12:27PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WSW 18 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 150 | 200 | 235 | 254 | 281 | 217 | 212 | 212 | 292 | 356 | 418 | 451 | 2651 | 2093 | 1210 | 799 | 563 | 370 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 39 | 123 | 186 | 249 | 422 | — | 179 | 318 | 189 | 540 | 333 | 178 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 11 | — | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | W 19 | W 19 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 11 | — | 7 | 30 | 35 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 37 | 28 | — | — | 265 | 267 | 387 | 249 | 297 | 269 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 1178 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 107 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 90 | 61 | 60 | 50 | 65 | 107 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 50 | 50 | 87 |
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