Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (12 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 52 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 59 | 111 | 135 | 143 | 245 | 524 | 653 | 740 | 687 | 604 | 574 | 485 | 395 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:02PM2.15m | 7:16AM2.20m | 7:58PM2.31m | 8:16AM2.30m | 8:50PM2.44m | 9:11AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.37m | 1:54AM0.40m | 2:20PM0.27m | 2:51AM0.29m | 3:15PM0.19m | 3:44AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 36 | 18 | 16 | 26 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 4 | W 15 | W 6 | W 5 | W 17 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 22 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | WNW 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 46 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 30 | — | — | — | 30 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | W 16 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 14 | W 5 | W 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 32 | 59 | 111 | 135 | 143 | 245 | 524 | 653 | 740 | 687 | 604 | 574 | 485 | 395 | 317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 77 | 57 | 70 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 127 | 162 | 85 | 85 | 93 |
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