Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (03 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 607 | 936 | 1093 | 771 | 441 | 349 | 195 | 309 | 954 | 542 | 485 | 558 | 421 | 298 | 181 | 100 | 53 | 47 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:16PM2.25m | 00:29AM2.33m | 12:55PM2.19m | 1:10AM2.24m | 1:38PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.36m | 7:32AM0.35m | 7:49PM0.45m | 8:14AM0.43m | 8:36PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 101 | 97 | 95 | 52 | 441 | 349 | 195 | 111 | 59 | 72 | 140 | 140 | 63 | 9 | 59 | 33 | 72 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 20 | — | W 7 | W 14 | W 7 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 49 | 46 | 55 | 44 | 42 | 37 | 7 | — | 9 | 35 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 16 | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 38 | 33 | 45 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 607 | 936 | 1093 | 771 | 13 | 47 | 133 | 309 | 954 | 542 | 485 | 558 | 421 | 298 | 181 | 100 | 53 | 19 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 93 | 177 | 33 | 209 | 332 | 188 | 192 | 253 | 188 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 19 | 19 | 187 | 69 | 95 |
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