Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 803 | 482 | 367 | 286 | 145 | 178 | 245 | 230 | 331 | 160 | 131 | 126 | 186 | 254 | 257 | 254 | 254 | 186 | 127 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 69 |
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 | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:06AM1.76m | 6:35PM1.90m | 7:01AM1.87m | 7:21PM2.03m | 7:47AM2.00m | 8:00PM2.16m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:42AM0.80m | 1:04PM0.72m | 1:38AM0.65m | 1:55PM0.57m | 2:20AM0.48m | 2:36PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 63 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 145 | 178 | 245 | 230 | 87 | 160 | 131 | 116 | 99 | 78 | 83 | 43 | 254 | 56 | 57 | 124 | 116 | 113 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 16 | SSW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 117 | 14 | 41 | 73 | 61 | 69 | 126 | 186 | 254 | 85 | 254 | 38 | 186 | 127 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 10 | — | W 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 15 | W 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 8 | W 16 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | SSW 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | 33 | 11 | 12 | 45 | 71 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 257 | 65 | 64 | 37 | 14 | — | — | 9 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | SW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 803 | 482 | 367 | 286 | 122 | — | — | — | 331 | 102 | 102 | 52 | 59 | 25 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 74 | 113 | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 128 | 109 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 172 | 134 | 153 | 192 | 192 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 70 |
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