Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 50 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 52 | 47 | 45 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:56PM2.00m | 6:27AM1.94m | 7:06PM2.09m | 7:34AM2.03m | 8:03PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:54AM0.65m | 1:25PM0.63m | 2:05AM0.52m | 2:30PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 33 | 50 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 20 | 53 | 16 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 10 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 8 | 52 | 47 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | W 3 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 77 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 85 | 104 | 85 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 85 | 95 | 85 | 77 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wanganui and the Manawatu | |||||||||||||||||||
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