Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 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 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 182 | 423 | 247 | 157 | 104 | 66 | 55 | 91 | 153 | 545 | 535 | 856 | 1080 | 1817 | 2835 | 2053 | 1587 | 1087 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37PM2.29m | 9:02AM2.26m | 9:12PM2.39m | 9:36AM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:13PM0.27m | 3:32AM0.19m | 3:48PM0.16m | 4:07AM0.09m | 4:24PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 157 | 104 | 66 | 55 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1342 | 948 | 1087 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 3 | 13 | 30 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — |
| kJ | 84 | 182 | 423 | 247 | — | — | — | — | 91 | 153 | 545 | 535 | 856 | 1080 | 1817 | 2835 | 2053 | 1587 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 89 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 94 | 97 | 94 | 85 | 104 | 104 | 172 | 166 | 206 | 187 | 33 | 33 |
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