Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 20 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 45 | 48 | 66 | 47 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 42 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 30 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:24PM2.09m | 6:50AM2.05m | 7:23PM2.24m | 7:48AM2.18m | 8:13PM2.37m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.57m | 1:48PM0.49m | 2:19AM0.39m | 2:42PM0.32m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 45 | 48 | 66 | 47 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 42 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 26 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | W 14 | SSW 9 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 8 | W 21 | W 20 | W 10 | W 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 15 | 9 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 8 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 21 | S 8 | S 8 | W 20 | S 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 11 | 2 | — | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 100 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 89 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 77 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 68 |
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