Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 5 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 202 | 190 | 183 | 181 | 190 | 352 | 731 | 866 | 1000 | 858 | 543 | 397 | 299 | 163 | 161 | 110 | 69 | 55 | 38 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:04AM2.42m | 11:23PM2.50m | 11:43AM2.35m | 00:00AM2.38m | 12:21PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.12m | 6:20AM0.14m | 6:33PM0.22m | 6:59AM0.24m | 7:13PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 8 | W 15 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 |
| kJ | 154 | 202 | 190 | 183 | 181 | 190 | 134 | 132 | 129 | 121 | 168 | 153 | 153 | 159 | 57 | 161 | 45 | 23 | 31 | 29 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | S 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 15 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 163 | 4 | 110 | 69 | 38 | 38 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | W 10 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 2 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 33 | 142 | 352 | 731 | 866 | 1000 | 858 | 543 | 397 | 299 | 165 | 171 | 89 | 57 | 55 | 36 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 173 | 187 | 187 | 222 | 222 | 253 | 253 | 222 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 206 | 194 |
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