Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 171 | 265 | 408 | 533 | 556 | 736 | 1170 | 771 | 418 | 301 | 431 | 813 | 620 | 431 | 596 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:53PM2.39m | 12:16PM2.25m | 00:29AM2.33m | 12:55PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29PM0.30m | 6:53AM0.31m | 7:07PM0.36m | 7:32AM0.35m | 7:49PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 10 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 26 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 10 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 101 | 14 | 95 | 52 | 418 | 301 | 165 | 73 | 88 | 83 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 10 | W 21 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 20 |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 38 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 38 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NNW 2 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 171 | 265 | 408 | 533 | 556 | 736 | 1170 | 771 | 13 | 138 | 431 | 813 | 620 | 431 | 596 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 77 | 85 | 89 | 97 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 33 | 173 | 337 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 192 |
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