Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 20 | 51 | 68 | 68 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06PM2.09m | 7:34AM2.03m | 8:03PM2.19m | 8:30AM2.14m | 8:52PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25PM0.63m | 2:05AM0.52m | 2:30PM0.48m | 3:00AM0.37m | 3:22PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 17 | W 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 17 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 10 | W 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 52 | 51 | 24 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 53 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 44 | 68 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 4 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 44 | 40 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 9 | S 8 | W 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 4 | — | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 2 | — | 38 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SE 3 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | 44 | 45 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 68 | 27 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 101 | 102 | 85 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 70 | 85 | 95 | 85 | 33 | 77 | 77 | 93 | 57 | 192 | 123 | 173 | 19 |
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