Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | SSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 199 | 145 | 93 | 58 | 41 | 42 | 42 | 33 | 40 | 63 | 199 | 271 | 273 | 238 | 253 | 278 | 392 | 418 | 520 | 675 | 913 | 1299 | 1024 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:10AM2.46m | 12:38PM2.25m | 1:02AM2.34m | 1:31PM2.14m | 1:54AM2.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36PM0.22m | 7:11AM0.29m | 7:27PM0.33m | 8:04AM0.38m | 8:19PM0.45m | 8:55AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 |
| kJ | 198 | 199 | 145 | 93 | 54 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 27 | 12 | 76 | 58 | 11 | 42 | 42 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | W 16 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 4 | W 14 | SSW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 12 | — | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 69 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 63 | 199 | 271 | 273 | 238 | 253 | 278 | 392 | 418 | 520 | 675 | 913 | 1299 | 1024 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 93 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 85 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 104 | 33 |
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