
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
408 | 301 | 251 | 404 | 688 | 675 | 428 | 367 | 270 | 195 | 165 | 137 | 85 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 66 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:17PM2.49m | 10:37AM2.41m | 10:53PM2.42m | 11:12AM2.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.08m | 5:11AM0.07m | 5:27PM0.13m | 5:48AM0.12m | 6:03PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 16 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
408 | 301 | 251 | 195 | 200 | 675 | 428 | 367 | 270 | 195 | 165 | 137 | 85 | 76 | 57 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
135 | 186 | 190 | 86 | 71 | 200 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 137 | 127 | 125 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 71 | 67 | 66 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
63 | 89 | 93 | 29 | 14 | 42 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 43 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | 404 | 688 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 77 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 85 | 19 | 70 |
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