Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 40 | 67 | 119 | 178 | 196 | 196 | 325 | 478 | 682 | 659 | 560 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:22PM1.86m | 3:51AM1.84m | 4:34PM1.81m | 5:05AM1.79m | 5:55PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.78m | 10:48AM0.73m | 11:32PM0.84m | 12:04PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | — | WNW 8 | W 18 |
| kJ | 47 | 33 | 22 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | — | 638 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | W 19 | — |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 16 | 40 | 67 | 119 | 178 | 196 | 196 | 325 | 478 | 682 | 659 | 560 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 57 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 95 | 85 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 229 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 104 |
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