
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
470 | 333 | 262 | 337 | 348 | 260 | 492 | 269 | 156 | 176 | 142 | 254 | 248 | 245 | 177 | 116 | 107 | 66 | 65 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 117 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:45PM2.12m | 1:00AM2.22m | 1:28PM2.06m | 1:44AM2.16m | 2:15PM2.02m | 2:32AM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.48m | 8:04AM0.48m | 8:19PM0.54m | 8:48AM0.50m | 9:08PM0.60m | 9:36AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | |
5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
21 | 333 | 262 | 337 | 348 | 260 | 492 | 134 | 146 | 119 | 119 | 76 | 248 | 245 | 177 | 116 | 107 | 66 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 34 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 11 | WNW 15 | — | W 13 | SSW 7 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | W 14 | SSW 8 | W 14 | S 13 | W 9 | W 20 |
— | 20 | 37 | 21 | — | 156 | 99 | 269 | 156 | 176 | 140 | 254 | 43 | 19 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 65 | 24 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 9 | W 14 | N 8 | — | — | — |
— | — | 43 | — | — | — | 33 | 104 | 149 | 142 | 142 | 16 | 24 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | — | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
470 | — | — | — | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | — | 12 | 19 | 117 | 253 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 172 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 19 | 19 |
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