
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | 17 | 29 | 90 | 104 | 78 | 64 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 49 | 80 | 119 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28PM1.96m | 2:50AM1.94m | 3:22PM1.86m | 3:51AM1.84m | 4:34PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.67m | 9:50AM0.64m | 10:21PM0.78m | 10:48AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 104 | 78 | 64 | 48 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 17 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
— | 4 | 29 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 16 | 49 | 80 | 119 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 77 | 70 | 85 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 89 | 57 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 99 | 85 | 70 |
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