Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 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 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 140 | 112 | 104 | 86 | 120 | 167 | 188 | 313 | 396 | 405 | 318 | 186 | 120 | 92 | 137 | 83 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:37AM2.05m | 1:00PM2.04m | 1:21AM1.91m | 1:48PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.51m | 7:37AM0.49m | 8:03PM0.66m | 8:20AM0.64m | 8:55PM0.79m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 24 | 19 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 34 | 313 | 396 | 405 | 318 | 186 | 120 | 92 | 137 | 83 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 58 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 55 | 32 | 75 | 74 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SW 6 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 25 | 51 | 84 | 9 | 77 | 9 | 2 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 140 | 112 | 104 | 86 | 120 | 167 | 188 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 85 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 64 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 89 |
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