
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitara Bar today (28 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitara Bar at 7AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
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 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
212 | 242 | 269 | 279 | 353 | 348 | 474 | 455 | 443 | 796 | 785 | 612 | 578 | 479 | 472 | 465 | 458 | 388 | 388 | 394 | 493 | 456 | 463 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:26PM3.12m | 8:43AM3.03m | 9:04PM3.24m | 9:23AM3.13m | 9:40PM3.33m | 10:00AM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38AM0.97m | 2:54PM0.85m | 3:16AM0.90m | 3:32PM0.79m | 3:53AM0.85m | 4:09PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
200 | 242 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 234 | 474 | 249 | 443 | 796 | 785 | 612 | 578 | 479 | 472 | 465 | 458 | 388 | 388 | 394 | 493 | 456 | 463 | 456 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | W 20 | S 8 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
212 | 229 | 269 | 279 | 353 | 348 | 196 | 455 | 200 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 91 | 104 | 52 | 1 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | 45 | 26 | 28 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 3 | SSW 7 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
78 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 28 | 32 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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