Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 746 | 885 | 846 | 649 | 444 | 298 | 165 | 117 | 126 | 113 | 97 | 58 | 32 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:10AM2.04m | 1:30PM2.08m | 1:53AM1.92m | 2:17PM1.96m | 2:50AM1.80m | 3:17PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06AM0.51m | 8:33PM0.65m | 8:48AM0.63m | 9:24PM0.76m | 9:40AM0.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 9 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 176 | 59 | 198 | 299 | 304 | 290 | 206 | 137 | 64 | 46 | 42 | 24 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 15 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 9 | W 11 | W 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 102 | 155 | 18 | 28 | — | — | 7 | 69 | 57 | 13 | 26 | 24 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 149 | 746 | 885 | 846 | 649 | 444 | 298 | 165 | 117 | 126 | 113 | 97 | 58 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 173 | 172 | 172 | 153 | 332 | 279 | 192 | 19 | 187 | 19 | 134 | 187 | 192 | 159 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 77 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 77 | 77 |
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