Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 405 | 482 | 495 | 469 | 444 | 320 | 326 | 494 | 565 | 675 | 843 | 707 | 481 | 379 | 356 | 261 | 156 | 62 | 39 | 58 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:09PM2.32m | 1:30AM2.22m | 2:00PM2.19m | 2:29AM2.06m | 3:06PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43AM0.24m | 8:10PM0.37m | 8:31AM0.40m | 9:06PM0.52m | 9:28AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 5 | W 8 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 261 | 156 | 62 | 39 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 | W 14 | SSW 5 | W 11 | W 7 | W 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | SSW 6 | S 4 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 298 | 405 | 482 | 495 | 469 | 444 | 320 | 326 | 494 | 565 | 675 | 843 | 707 | 481 | 379 | 356 | — | — | 47 | 12 | 58 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 97 | 95 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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