Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 9 | W 17 | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 163 | 240 | 705 | 772 | 916 | 2047 | 1940 | 904 | 742 | 522 | 377 | 301 | 344 | 367 | 255 | 408 | 265 | 186 | 151 | 192 | 158 | 318 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM2.16m | 00:21AM2.28m | 12:45PM2.12m | 1:00AM2.22m | 1:28PM2.06m | 1:44AM2.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM0.46m | 6:54PM0.44m | 7:22AM0.47m | 7:35PM0.48m | 8:04AM0.48m | 8:19PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 19 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 125 | 163 | 240 | 705 | 772 | 916 | 27 | 1538 | 904 | 635 | 522 | 377 | 301 | 344 | 367 | 255 | 172 | 223 | 186 | 86 | 192 | 158 | 318 | 242 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 7 | W 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 27 | 72 | 123 | 86 | 8 | 7 | — | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 35 | — | — | 113 | 408 | 265 | 151 | 151 | 31 | 131 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | 102 | 151 | 142 | 142 | 31 | 21 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 9 | ENE 3 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 7 | SE 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 155 | 228 | — | 731 | 2 | 2047 | 1940 | — | 742 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 85 | 15 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 19 | 109 | 168 | 19 | 57 | 85 | 70 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 172 | 172 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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