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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
17.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 7PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
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 Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 22 | W 22 | |
326 | 321 | 321 | 241 | 469 | 525 | 372 | 563 | 724 | 1184 | 1537 | 1301 | 1265 | 1008 | 850 | 700 | 690 | 596 | 497 | 433 | 451 | 299 | 240 | 236 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:03PM2.88m | 6:35AM3.06m | 7:04PM2.98m | 7:27AM3.14m | 7:54PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM1.01m | 00:19AM1.01m | 12:53PM0.86m | 1:17AM0.86m | 1:42PM0.71m | 2:04AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | |
— | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
326 | 321 | 321 | 241 | 222 | 525 | 372 | 232 | 193 | 1184 | 1537 | 1301 | 1265 | 1008 | 850 | 700 | 690 | 596 | 497 | 433 | 451 | 299 | 222 | 218 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 20 | W 20 | W 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | N 13 | — | — | N 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 24 | W 24 | WSW 6 | W 22 | W 22 |
40 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 8 | 172 | 131 | 563 | 724 | 124 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 24 | 25 | 44 | 98 | 24 | 240 | 236 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 26 | W 26 | N 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 23 | WSW 16 | N 12 |
19 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 174 | 121 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 13 | 3 | 26 | 106 | 25 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | 70 | 183 | 469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 217 | 241 | 108 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 108 | 50 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 0 |
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