Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 140 | 119 | 133 | 123 | 255 | 588 | 623 | 634 | 581 | 566 | 525 | 405 | 486 | 508 | 831 | 845 | 671 | 865 | 691 | 536 | 822 | 1446 | 1134 | 666 | 341 | 212 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:24AM1.88m | 2:45PM1.96m | 3:22AM1.81m | 3:43PM1.90m | 4:21AM1.78m | 4:43PM1.89m | 5:19AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12AM0.68m | 9:51PM0.72m | 10:08AM0.73m | 10:48PM0.72m | 11:08AM0.73m | 11:45PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | 8:19 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 8 | W 15 | WNW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | S 13 | W 14 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 581 | 17 | 525 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 34 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 688 | 666 | 341 | 212 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 17 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 18 | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 15 | 16 | 15 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 188 | 140 | 119 | 133 | 123 | 255 | 588 | 623 | 634 | 502 | 566 | — | 405 | 486 | 508 | 831 | 845 | 671 | 865 | 691 | 536 | 822 | 1446 | 1134 | 5 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 99 | 97 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 64 | 64 | 85 | 93 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 104 | 97 | 97 | 88 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 177 | 19 | 19 |
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