Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 437 | 349 | 235 | 202 | 171 | 176 | 168 | 131 | 104 | 76 | 58 | 57 | 38 | 33 | 87 | 312 | 535 | 675 | 694 | 591 | 469 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:47AM2.45m | 00:02AM2.44m | 12:26PM2.41m | 00:43AM2.35m | 1:09PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39PM0.12m | 7:01AM0.12m | 7:22PM0.23m | 7:43AM0.24m | 8:10PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 437 | 349 | 235 | 202 | 171 | 176 | 168 | 131 | 104 | 76 | 55 | 41 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 61 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 33 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 63 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 20 | 87 | 312 | 535 | 675 | 694 | 591 | 469 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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