Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (03 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 3°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue morning, light winds from the S by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 125 | 297 | 474 | 497 | 556 | 889 | 994 | 628 | 365 | 301 | 234 | 329 | 939 | 512 | 527 | 471 | 363 | 235 | 123 | 74 | 30 | 47 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:16PM2.25m | 00:29AM2.33m | 12:55PM2.19m | 1:10AM2.24m | 1:38PM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.31m | 7:07PM0.36m | 7:32AM0.35m | 7:49PM0.45m | 8:14AM0.43m | 8:36PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 14 | W 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 101 | 14 | 95 | 628 | 365 | 301 | 234 | 105 | 57 | 71 | 54 | 55 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 37 | 72 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 7 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 33 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 52 | 49 | 46 | 55 | 44 | 43 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 9 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 21 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 20 | — | W 10 | W 18 | W 7 | SSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 31 | 38 | — | 45 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 17 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 125 | 297 | 474 | 497 | 556 | 889 | 994 | — | 5 | 30 | 117 | 329 | 939 | 512 | 527 | 471 | 363 | 235 | 123 | 74 | 22 | 11 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 93 | 33 | 33 | 361 | 192 | 192 | 193 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 159 | 95 | 57 |
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