Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 67 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 40 | 95 | 59 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 23 | 33 | 112 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:09AM1.71m | 5:41PM1.81m | 6:15AM1.75m | 6:41PM1.88m | 7:14AM1.84m | 7:31PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:34PM0.82m | 12:00PM0.80m | 00:45AM0.75m | 1:09PM0.71m | 1:47AM0.62m | 2:06PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 94 | 67 | 30 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 95 | 59 | 31 | 17 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 14 | 5 | 20 | 112 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | SSW 14 | W 5 | SSW 11 | W 7 | SSW 11 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | NNW 4 | W 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | W 5 | — | W 18 | SSW 11 | W 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 17 | 2 | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 16 | 40 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 23 | 33 | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 111 | 100 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 57 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 70 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 19 |
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