Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 449 | 748 | 975 | 886 | 588 | 513 | 394 | 277 | 320 | 420 | 542 | 604 | 489 | 462 | 520 | 487 | 538 | 678 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57PM2.23m | 9:29AM2.25m | 9:38PM2.34m | 10:07AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.29m | 3:56AM0.16m | 4:16PM0.18m | 4:36AM0.07m | 4:57PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 37 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 81 | 79 | 76 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 449 | 748 | 975 | 886 | 588 | 513 | 394 | 277 | 320 | 420 | 542 | 604 | 489 | 462 | 520 | 487 | 538 | 678 | 486 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 127 | 123 | 85 |
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