Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 179 | 142 | 104 | 76 | 76 | 74 | 62 | 33 | 106 | 292 | 413 | 590 | 542 | 576 | 545 | 405 | 335 | 418 | 550 | 632 | 769 | 910 | 974 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:02AM2.44m | 12:26PM2.41m | 00:43AM2.35m | 1:09PM2.32m | 1:30AM2.22m | 2:00PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:01AM0.12m | 7:22PM0.23m | 7:43AM0.24m | 8:10PM0.37m | 8:31AM0.40m | 9:06PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 172 | 179 | 142 | 104 | 76 | 76 | 57 | 33 | 15 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 9 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 63 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 36 | — | 7 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 74 | 62 | 27 | 106 | 292 | 413 | 590 | 542 | 576 | 545 | 405 | 335 | 418 | 550 | 632 | 769 | 910 | 974 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 89 | 70 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 93 |
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