Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 3PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitara Bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2334 | 2020 | 1801 | 1600 | 1240 | 1223 | 969 | 904 | 788 | 672 | 632 | 547 | 1150 | 1245 | 763 | 800 | 594 | 706 | 817 | 827 | 796 | 833 | 602 | 413 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:11PM2.88m | 5:30AM3.05m | 6:17PM3.01m | 6:32AM3.14m | 7:22PM3.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56AM0.91m | 11:25PM1.00m | 11:57AM0.81m | 00:30AM0.88m | 1:01PM0.68m | 1:34AM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2334 | 2020 | 1801 | 1600 | 1240 | 1223 | 969 | 904 | 788 | 672 | 414 | 414 | 1150 | 1245 | 763 | 800 | 594 | 706 | 175 | 827 | 796 | 833 | 602 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 21 | W 20 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | W 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 72 | 180 | 322 | 632 | 547 | 36 | 31 | 124 | — | 246 | — | 817 | 110 | 60 | 34 | 232 | 413 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 116 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 150 | 194 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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