Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 306 | 306 | 420 | 498 | 542 | 485 | 425 | 418 | 401 | 524 | 631 | 418 | 370 | 538 | 876 | 1218 | 1430 | 1237 | 916 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29AM2.25m | 9:38PM2.34m | 10:07AM2.37m | 10:20PM2.41m | 10:47AM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.18m | 4:36AM0.07m | 4:57PM0.10m | 5:16AM0.03m | 5:38PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | S 14 | W 18 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 53 | 48 | 46 | 81 | 79 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | — | 1430 | 1237 | 916 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 2 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | SSW 4 | SE 2 | — |
| kJ | 417 | 306 | 306 | 420 | 498 | 542 | 485 | 425 | 418 | 401 | 524 | 631 | 418 | 370 | 538 | 876 | 1218 | — | 6 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 95 | 85 | 172 | 172 | 118 | 306 | 180 | 128 | 33 | 33 | 19 |
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