Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 93 | 123 | 170 | 182 | 194 | 147 | 190 | 176 | 137 | 105 | 75 | 69 | 50 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:58AM2.32m | 10:14PM2.37m | 10:35AM2.36m | 10:51PM2.36m | 11:10AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:28AM0.15m | 4:48PM0.17m | 5:06AM0.11m | 5:25PM0.17m | 5:43AM0.12m | 6:01PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 15 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 13 | 19 | 93 | 123 | 170 | 182 | 194 | 147 | 190 | 176 | 137 | 105 | 75 | 69 | 50 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 5 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | ENE 3 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 15 | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 77 | 57 | 85 | 57 | 77 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 93 | 85 | 19 | 19 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 154 | 33 | 77 |
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