Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 352 | 282 | 164 | 128 | 198 | 307 | 265 | 249 | 254 | 289 | 608 | 608 | 487 | 414 | 355 | 373 | 463 | 1451 | 1755 | 1222 | 989 | 746 | 485 | 348 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:58PM2.24m | 12:17PM2.28m | 00:32AM2.15m | 12:52PM2.19m | 1:10AM2.04m | 1:30PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.26m | 7:12PM0.41m | 7:29AM0.38m | 7:50PM0.53m | 8:06AM0.51m | 8:33PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 91 | 44 | 78 | 77 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 487 | 30 | 122 | 55 | 40 | 113 | 49 | 176 | 236 | 284 | 259 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | S 9 | W 16 | WNW 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 21 | 2 | 21 | 41 | 104 | 148 | 26 | 17 | — | 3 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 352 | 282 | 164 | 128 | 198 | 307 | 265 | 249 | 254 | 289 | 608 | 608 | — | 414 | 355 | 373 | 463 | 1451 | 1755 | 1222 | 989 | 746 | 485 | 348 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 109 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 123 | 153 | 222 | 206 | 172 | 325 | 153 | 192 |
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