
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
221 | 176 | 186 | 339 | 384 | 287 | 212 | 138 | 81 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 12:13PM2.32m | 00:33AM2.39m | 12:57PM2.20m | 1:16AM2.24m | 1:41PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.26m | 7:34AM0.29m | 7:48PM0.39m | 8:17AM0.41m | 8:34PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
221 | 176 | 152 | 150 | 384 | 287 | 212 | 138 | 81 | 57 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 34 | 36 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 14 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 |
37 | 159 | 35 | 26 | 94 | 91 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — |
58 | 22 | 14 | 9 | 49 | 48 | 16 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 2 | 4 | 40 | 7 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 186 | 339 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 33 | 89 | 89 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 69 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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