Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 516 | 298 | 186 | 103 | 66 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 29 | 73 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:10AM2.24m | 1:38PM2.12m | 1:57AM2.14m | 2:30PM2.03m | 2:55AM2.03m | 3:38PM1.96m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.43m | 8:36PM0.55m | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:32PM0.65m | 9:58AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 3 | W 4 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 140 | 61 | 80 | 32 | 72 | 47 | 12 | 45 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 73 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 13 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 3 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 46 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 33 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 7 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 516 | 298 | 186 | 103 | 66 | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 40 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 19 | 19 | 187 | 187 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 57 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 57 | 57 |
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