Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 389 | 456 | 469 | 536 | 848 | 912 | 813 | 493 | 243 | 180 | 116 | 94 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 70 | 70 |
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 | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:08PM1.97m | 5:39AM1.94m | 6:24PM2.09m | 6:50AM2.05m | 7:23PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.74m | 00:05AM0.72m | 12:40PM0.66m | 1:21AM0.57m | 1:48PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 147 | 215 | 212 | 205 | 137 | 127 | 813 | 493 | 243 | 180 | 66 | 94 | 66 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 28 | 42 | 42 | 70 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | S 15 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 6 | W 15 | WNW 9 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 51 | 26 | 51 | 4 | — | — | 124 | 77 | 82 | 74 | 116 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 9 | W 16 | SW 8 | W 15 | WNW 15 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 75 | 2 | 38 | 21 | — | 36 | 15 | 15 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | S 4 | SE 3 | S 6 | SE 4 | S 6 | S 5 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 389 | 456 | 469 | 536 | 848 | 912 | — | 10 | 5 | 88 | 4 | 35 | 27 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 19 | 33 | 111 | 193 | 19 | 19 |
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