Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1256 | 1263 | 1076 | 1351 | 1150 | 720 | 813 | 1028 | 800 | 516 | 480 | 425 | 485 | 494 | 564 | 665 | 550 | 512 | 442 | 397 | 381 | 268 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:42AM1.97m | 3:30PM1.95m | 4:12AM1.91m | 5:08PM1.97m | 5:39AM1.94m | 6:24PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:42AM0.68m | 10:35PM0.75m | 11:10AM0.74m | 00:05AM0.72m | 12:40PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 15 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 73 | — | — | 15 | 13 | 4 | 179 | 142 | 147 | 215 | 212 | 205 | 137 | 127 | 550 | 512 | 75 | 41 | 381 | 268 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | S 15 | S 15 | — | W 16 | W 16 | S 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 83 | 51 | 26 | 51 | 4 | 4 | — | 79 | 77 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 39 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1256 | 1263 | 1076 | 1351 | 1150 | 720 | 813 | 1028 | 800 | 516 | 480 | 425 | 485 | 494 | 564 | 665 | — | — | 442 | 397 | — | 175 | 146 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 177 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 99 | 85 | 69 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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