Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 980 | 980 | 963 | 1017 | 1488 | 2586 | 2282 | 1714 | 1346 | 1490 | 1985 | 2002 | 1615 | 1449 | 1142 | 890 | 701 | 1210 | 1467 | 1769 | 1610 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross |
High Tide | 11:27AM2.49m | 11:46PM2.41m | 12:11PM2.46m | 00:33AM2.33m | 1:00PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:22PM0.13m | 6:43AM0.12m | 7:09PM0.22m | 7:31AM0.24m | 8:03PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 60 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 980 | 980 | 963 | 1017 | 1488 | 2586 | 2282 | 1714 | 1346 | 1490 | 1985 | 2002 | 1615 | 1449 | 1142 | 890 | 701 | 1210 | 1467 | 1769 | 1610 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 166 | 128 | 127 | 127 | 172 | 166 | 134 | 177 | 177 | 280 | 216 | 92 | 166 | 166 | 92 | 92 | 206 | 93 | 280 | 259 |
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