Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 62 | 58 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 83 | 155 | 136 | 90 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:00AM2.08m | 2:28PM1.96m | 2:50AM1.94m | 3:22PM1.86m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:34PM0.53m | 9:02AM0.52m | 9:23PM0.67m | 9:50AM0.64m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 62 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 136 | 90 | 59 | 47 | 33 | 33 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 58 | 58 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 18 | W 17 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 83 | 155 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 85 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 85 | 85 | 19 | 57 | 93 | 100 | 57 | 87 |
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