Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 529 | 947 | 809 | 529 | 356 | 372 | 397 | 354 | 300 | 251 | 248 | 448 | 617 | 500 | 349 | 264 | 200 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM2.50m | 10:00AM2.42m | 10:17PM2.49m | 10:37AM2.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10PM0.09m | 4:32AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.08m | 5:11AM0.07m | 5:27PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 232 | 307 | 222 | 809 | 529 | 356 | 372 | 397 | 354 | 300 | 251 | 248 | 200 | 617 | 500 | 349 | 264 | 200 | 169 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 103 | 153 | 144 | 134 | 132 | 85 | 135 | 188 | 190 | 195 | 72 | 200 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 137 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 38 | 58 | 87 | 96 | 90 | — | 43 | 41 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 529 | 947 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 89 | 64 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 77 | 100 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 |
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