Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 113 | 69 | 93 | 125 | 100 | 86 | 69 | 49 | 34 | 88 | 123 | 80 | 64 | 66 | 71 | 106 | 800 | 821 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:00PM2.16m | 8:26AM2.14m | 8:37PM2.29m | 9:02AM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36PM0.41m | 2:57AM0.32m | 3:13PM0.27m | 3:32AM0.19m | 3:48PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 74 | 113 | 39 | 93 | 125 | 100 | 86 | 69 | 49 | 33 | 32 | 123 | 80 | 64 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 11 |
| kJ | 116 | 35 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 18 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | 66 | 71 | 106 | 800 | 821 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 77 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 70 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 |
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