Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 105 | 147 | 263 | 279 | 256 | 261 | 340 | 778 | 829 | 705 | 533 | 531 | 472 | 229 | 421 | 958 | 932 | 843 | 527 | 407 | 249 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM2.28m | 00:32AM2.15m | 12:52PM2.19m | 1:10AM2.04m | 1:30PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:12PM0.41m | 7:29AM0.38m | 7:50PM0.53m | 8:06AM0.51m | 8:33PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 11 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 77 | 39 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 31 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 78 | 53 | 229 | 119 | 203 | 212 | 209 | 366 | 273 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 13 | W 13 | S 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 12 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 13 | 2 | 46 | 70 | 44 | 35 | 18 | 44 | 62 | 85 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 8 | W 12 | W 15 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 70 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 105 | 147 | 263 | 279 | 256 | 261 | 340 | 778 | 829 | 705 | 533 | 531 | 472 | 56 | 421 | 958 | 932 | 843 | 527 | 407 | 249 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 99 | 94 | 94 | 70 | 93 | 70 | 153 | 172 | 172 | 213 | 153 | 222 | 279 | 192 |
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