Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 5 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 46 | 126 | 230 | 407 | 371 | 407 | 371 | 338 | 275 | 223 | 284 | 505 | 803 | 1729 | 3328 | 3143 | 3393 | 3286 | 2590 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 3:00AM1.79m | 3:39PM1.78m | 4:19AM1.72m | 5:10PM1.77m | 5:40AM1.74m | 6:22PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.77m | 10:43PM0.89m | 11:13AM0.84m | 00:11AM0.89m | 12:40PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | W 13 | S 10 | W 19 | W 19 | — | W 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 7 | — | 24 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 14 | S 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | W 19 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 19 | 14 | 46 | 126 | 230 | 407 | 371 | 407 | 371 | 338 | 275 | 223 | 284 | 505 | 803 | 1729 | 3328 | 3143 | 3393 | 3286 | 2590 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 128 | 127 | 118 | 85 | 118 | 118 | 192 | 172 | 177 | 209 | 166 |
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