Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1565 | 1665 | 890 | 555 | 443 | 340 | 268 | 294 | 360 | 260 | 475 | 269 | 202 | 161 | 187 | 330 | 248 | 242 | 177 | 118 | 109 | 67 | 65 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:21AM2.28m | 12:45PM2.12m | 1:00AM2.22m | 1:28PM2.06m | 1:44AM2.16m | 2:15PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM0.47m | 7:35PM0.48m | 8:04AM0.48m | 8:19PM0.54m | 8:48AM0.50m | 9:08PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 890 | 555 | 21 | 340 | 268 | 294 | 360 | 260 | 158 | 179 | 100 | 67 | 187 | 330 | 248 | 242 | 177 | 118 | 13 | 26 | 23 | 80 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | — | W 16 | W 11 | WNW 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | S 9 | NW 9 | SSW 4 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 9 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 25 | 24 | — | 20 | 37 | 21 | — | 156 | 475 | 269 | 202 | 161 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 43 | 3 | 6 | 109 | 67 | 25 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | WNW 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | N 8 | W 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | 37 | 102 | 147 | 140 | 142 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 1 | 65 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | S 5 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | S 2 | S 9 | S 4 | — | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 1565 | 1665 | — | — | 443 | — | — | — | 3 | 55 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 60 | 5 | — | 12 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 19 | 19 | 77 | 93 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 123 | 127 | 172 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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