Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 66 | 129 | 192 | 188 | 265 | 262 | 248 | 232 | 419 | 915 | 663 | 465 | 364 | 397 | 449 | 405 | 300 | 251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:58PM2.47m | 9:21AM2.38m | 9:39PM2.50m | 10:00AM2.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:28PM0.18m | 3:51AM0.12m | 4:10PM0.09m | 4:32AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 139 | 66 | 20 | 82 | 42 | 71 | 108 | 144 | 232 | 307 | 222 | 663 | 465 | 364 | 397 | 449 | 405 | 300 | 251 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 8 | 44 | 77 | 55 | 60 | 265 | 262 | 248 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 153 | 144 | 134 | 84 | 85 | 135 | 186 | 188 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | SSW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 32 | 68 | 192 | 188 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 40 | 37 | 59 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 34 | 129 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 173 | 419 | 915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 64 | 85 | 92 |
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