
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (05 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sun 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 68 | 56 | 161 | 150 | 105 | 103 | 82 | 78 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 37 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:10AM1.99m | 7:36PM2.10m | 8:07AM2.07m | 8:26PM2.15m | 8:54AM2.16m | 9:10PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.52m | 2:04PM0.53m | 2:34AM0.42m | 2:58PM0.43m | 3:21AM0.33m | 3:44PM0.36m | 4:03AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:06 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 25 | 54 | 68 | 56 | 161 | 150 | 105 | 103 | 82 | 78 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 37 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | WNW 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 87 | 77 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 92 | 93 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 93 | 19 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 93 |
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