Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3PM is: 4.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 4.0m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 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 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1659 | 3060 | 2985 | 1598 | 1086 | 860 | 653 | 540 | 809 | 956 | 1470 | 1612 | 1264 | 804 | 537 | 412 | 270 | 234 | 169 | 137 | 109 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:36AM2.36m | 10:48PM2.45m | 11:11AM2.43m | 11:24PM2.47m | 11:47AM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.09m | 5:43AM0.04m | 6:00PM0.08m | 6:21AM0.05m | 6:39PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2985 | 1598 | 1086 | 860 | 653 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 412 | 270 | 234 | 169 | 137 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SW 4 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 23 | 33 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | 25 | 24 | 22 | 45 | 27 | 4 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 32 | 63 | 60 | 60 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1659 | 3060 | — | — | — | — | — | 540 | 809 | 956 | 1470 | 1612 | 1264 | 804 | 537 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 118 | 183 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 88 | 64 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 19 |
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