Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 171 | 143 | 128 | 121 | 110 | 207 | 199 | 192 | 226 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 167 | 124 | 94 | 152 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 11:05PM2.59m | 11:28AM2.40m | 11:50PM2.52m | 12:13PM2.32m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.15m | 6:18PM0.16m | 6:48AM0.20m | 7:02PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 197 | 171 | 143 | 128 | 121 | 69 | 109 | 109 | 70 | 226 | 183 | 181 | 181 | 167 | 124 | 94 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 18 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 38 | 67 | 67 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 37 | 72 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 59 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | 207 | 199 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 33 | 89 | 19 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 19 | 19 |
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