Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 66 | 33 | 53 | 167 | 289 | 352 | 432 | 482 | 512 | 512 | 444 | 320 | 335 | 550 | 627 | 766 | 974 | 952 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:43AM2.35m | 1:09PM2.32m | 1:30AM2.22m | 2:00PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.23m | 7:43AM0.24m | 8:10PM0.37m | 8:31AM0.40m | 9:06PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 74 | 57 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 14 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 58 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 9 | W 14 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | 15 | 33 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 66 | 19 | 53 | 167 | 289 | 352 | 432 | 482 | 512 | 512 | 444 | 320 | 335 | 550 | 627 | 766 | 974 | 952 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 77 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 93 | 89 |
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