Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 16 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 52 | 44 | 84 | 143 | 389 | 475 | 516 | 804 | 1690 | 1730 | 1254 | 918 | 675 | 686 | 457 | 530 | 954 | 899 | 2313 | 2719 | 2719 | 6103 | 5418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:03AM3.43m | 12:26PM3.21m | 00:41AM3.37m | 1:05PM3.14m | 1:20AM3.29m | 1:48PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.80m | 6:34PM0.78m | 7:02AM0.82m | 7:15PM0.84m | 7:44AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 5 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 26 | 15 | 143 | 389 | 475 | 516 | 804 | 1690 | 1730 | 1254 | 918 | 399 | 469 | 339 | 530 | 954 | 899 | 2313 | 2719 | 2719 | 6103 | 5418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | W 20 | N 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | W 15 | WNW 9 | — | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 52 | 44 | 84 | 79 | 15 | 30 | 29 | 68 | 464 | 348 | 329 | 413 | 78 | 110 | 232 | 182 | 441 | 301 | — | 517 | 1156 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 9 | SW 13 | WSW 18 | W 22 | W 21 | WSW 16 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 24 | W 12 | — | SSW 9 | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 119 | — | — | — | — | — | 457 | 406 | 11 | 228 | — | 15 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | N 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 52 | 158 | 312 | 483 | 819 | — | — | — | — | 675 | 686 | — | 217 | 42 | 66 | 100 | 38 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 61 | 61 | 87 | 108 | 108 | 118 | 236 | 87 | 8 | 0 | 108 | 108 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 44 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 59 | 59 | 0 |
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