Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1180 | 1261 | 1534 | 1913 | 2316 | 2276 | 2184 | 2349 | 1858 | 1626 | 985 | 826 | 641 | 505 | 440 | 380 | 453 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:51PM2.47m | 11:13AM2.38m | 11:26PM2.44m | 11:48AM2.35m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.14m | 6:03PM0.18m | 6:25AM0.18m | 6:41PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | WNW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 45 | 25 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 51 | 46 | 49 | 48 | 651 | 985 | 826 | 641 | 505 | 440 | 380 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | 106 | 102 | 93 | 88 | 109 | 113 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 12 | W 22 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 27 | 9 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1180 | 1261 | 1534 | 1913 | 2316 | 2276 | 2184 | 2349 | 1858 | 1626 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 453 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 89 | 95 | 166 | 166 | 166 | 178 | 280 | 64 | 94 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 95 | 94 |
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