
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 91 | 56 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 30 | 87 | 127 | 76 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:34AM2.03m | 8:03PM2.19m | 8:30AM2.14m | 8:52PM2.28m | 9:17AM2.24m | 9:35PM2.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.52m | 2:30PM0.48m | 3:00AM0.37m | 3:22PM0.34m | 3:46AM0.24m | 4:07PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 17 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
39 | 39 | 36 | 27 | 53 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 43 | 91 | 56 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 26 | 26 | 127 | 16 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 5 | W 17 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 15 |
45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 20 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 87 | 26 | 76 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 13 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | W 10 | SW 4 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 45 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 36 | 53 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 42 | 45 | 45 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 51 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 70 | 85 | 97 | 19 | 33 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 93 | 193 | 192 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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