Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 159 | 163 | 161 | 159 | 69 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 66 | 157 | 168 | 402 | 975 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:00AM2.38m | 12:21PM2.25m | 00:37AM2.23m | 12:59PM2.12m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:33PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.24m | 7:13PM0.36m | 7:38AM0.36m | 7:55PM0.51m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | SSW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 153 | 75 | 163 | 161 | 159 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 83 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 159 | 39 | 35 | 17 | 69 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 9 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 253 | 126 | 108 | 64 | 42 | 32 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 66 | 157 | 168 | 402 | 975 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 187 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 19 | 89 | 106 | 134 | 134 | 253 | 193 | 177 |
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