Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 148 | 279 | 545 | 528 | 498 | 372 | 278 | 220 | 220 | 169 | 112 | 95 | 80 | 107 | 227 | 530 | 853 | 912 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 00:01AM2.19m | 12:21PM2.16m | 00:37AM2.05m | 1:00PM2.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:40PM0.37m | 7:00AM0.35m | 7:19PM0.51m | 7:37AM0.49m | 8:03PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 37 | 36 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 19 | 33 | 107 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 148 | 279 | 545 | 528 | 498 | 372 | 278 | 220 | 220 | 169 | 112 | 95 | 80 | 16 | 227 | 530 | 853 | 912 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 97 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 57 | 77 | 57 | 85 | 99 | 93 | 104 | 93 |
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