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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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today?
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | |
101 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 104 | 158 | 151 | 146 | 288 | 193 | 176 | 165 | 160 | 257 | 253 | 225 | 151 | 149 | 227 | 280 | 346 | 546 | 580 | 557 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 1:50AM3.22m | 2:29PM2.98m | 3:04AM3.05m | 3:44PM2.87m | 4:22AM2.98m | 4:56PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:16AM0.92m | 8:37PM1.00m | 9:26AM1.05m | 9:52PM1.12m | 10:40AM1.08m | 11:09PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 | |
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Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
101 | 65 | 61 | 62 | 64 | 158 | 98 | 146 | 288 | 193 | 176 | 165 | 160 | 257 | 253 | 225 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 280 | 346 | 546 | 580 | 557 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | SSW 7 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | W 17 | WSW 13 | SSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | N 13 | W 21 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | W 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
27 | 37 | 75 | 9 | 104 | 65 | 151 | 66 | 9 | 82 | 81 | 94 | 94 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 75 | 115 | 227 | 111 | 140 | 11 | 21 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | S 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 19 | SSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — |
31 | 4 | 10 | 72 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 108 | 50 |
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