Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12AM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1634 | 2152 | 1934 | 1486 | 1208 | 1093 | 771 | 1365 | 1805 | 1747 | 1637 | 922 | 627 | 459 | 326 | 418 | 404 | 194 | 126 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM2.33m | 1:00PM2.37m | 1:27AM2.20m | 1:57PM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.22m | 7:31AM0.24m | 8:03PM0.35m | 8:23AM0.38m | 9:03PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 1637 | 922 | 627 | 459 | 326 | 418 | 404 | 194 | 126 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 57 | 65 | 62 | 82 | 85 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | SW 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 20 | — | 27 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1634 | 2152 | 1934 | 1486 | 1208 | 1093 | 771 | 1365 | 1805 | 1747 | 5 | 161 | 220 | 50 | 26 | 14 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 206 | 109 | 109 | 134 | 64 | 92 | 93 | 259 | 95 | 311 | 206 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 159 | 69 | 69 | 19 |
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