Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 17 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 109 | 135 | 161 | 160 | 190 | 227 | 279 | 313 | 308 | 240 | 173 | 169 | 120 | 84 | 82 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 8:53AM2.34m | 9:17PM2.53m | 9:40AM2.42m | 10:01PM2.59m | 10:23AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.18m | 4:10AM0.14m | 4:30PM0.09m | 4:55AM0.08m | 5:13PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 49 | 109 | 135 | 161 | 160 | 190 | 227 | 279 | 313 | 308 | 240 | 173 | 169 | 120 | 84 | 82 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | S 7 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 4 | — | 7 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 14 | W 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 25 | 16 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | — | N 4 | NE 2 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 19 | 19 |
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