Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 11 | W 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 43 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 37 | 65 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 22 | 40 | 74 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:40PM1.99m | 2:00AM1.92m | 2:30PM1.87m | 3:00AM1.79m | 3:39PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40PM0.67m | 9:00AM0.64m | 9:34PM0.80m | 9:55AM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 92 | 59 | 70 | 68 | 37 | 65 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 10 | W 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 79 | 33 | 73 | 56 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 32 | 9 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 16 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 3 | W 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 12 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 43 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 11 | — | 19 | 19 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 40 | 74 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 93 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 | 93 | 95 | 85 |
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