Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 183 | 181 | 184 | 590 | 688 | 646 | 740 | 534 | 392 | 308 | 159 | 165 | 161 | 110 | 70 | 38 | 38 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:23PM2.50m | 11:43AM2.35m | 00:00AM2.38m | 12:21PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.12m | 6:20AM0.14m | 6:33PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.24m | 7:13PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | 190 | 183 | 181 | 134 | 135 | 132 | 124 | 121 | 163 | 155 | 155 | 75 | 165 | 161 | 110 | 20 | 31 | 29 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 15 | SSW 8 | S 15 | SSW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 19 | 32 | 33 | 22 | 14 | 28 | 35 | — | — | — | 159 | 40 | 4 | 34 | 70 | 38 | 38 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | W 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 4 | 32 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 49 | 184 | 590 | 688 | 646 | 740 | 534 | 392 | 308 | 194 | 130 | 145 | 89 | 43 | 31 | 21 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 93 | 173 | 187 | 187 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 194 | 193 | 19 | 95 |
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