Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 66 | 65 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 106 | 262 | 545 | 528 | 469 | 326 | 271 | 255 | 230 | 185 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:27PM2.32m | 11:46AM2.27m | 00:01AM2.19m | 12:21PM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.23m | 6:24AM0.22m | 6:40PM0.37m | 7:00AM0.35m | 7:19PM0.51m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 36 | 24 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 10 | W 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 66 | 66 | 65 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 7 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 32 | 106 | 262 | 545 | 528 | 469 | 326 | 271 | 255 | 230 | 185 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 |
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