Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 103 | 67 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 82 | 80 | 186 | 222 | 196 | 225 | 239 | 192 | 170 | 96 | 165 | 244 | 325 | 336 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:10AM2.37m | 11:25PM2.31m | 11:43AM2.34m | 11:58PM2.24m | 12:17PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.21m | 6:18AM0.17m | 6:36PM0.30m | 6:53AM0.26m | 7:12PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 6 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 153 | 103 | 67 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 51 | 82 | 59 | 78 | 64 | 91 | 143 | 91 | 78 | 118 | 77 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 336 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | W 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 | W 18 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 46 | 80 | 30 | 56 | 41 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 78 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | — | WNW 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | 20 | 37 | 33 | 31 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 16 | 186 | 222 | 196 | 225 | 239 | 192 | 170 | 96 | 165 | 244 | 325 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 300 | 279 | 33 | 77 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 97 | 206 | 85 | 77 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 77 |
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