Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 939 | 899 | 539 | 422 | 277 | 195 | 165 | 125 | 107 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 37 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 64 | 159 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:37AM2.41m | 10:53PM2.42m | 11:12AM2.36m | 11:27PM2.32m | 11:46AM2.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.07m | 5:27PM0.13m | 5:48AM0.12m | 6:03PM0.23m | 6:24AM0.22m | 6:40PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 7 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 200 | 899 | 539 | 422 | 277 | 195 | 165 | 109 | 107 | 76 | 57 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 8 | 36 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 10 | W 14 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 200 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 137 | 127 | 125 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 37 | 37 | 8 | 37 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | W 7 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | 43 | 43 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 46 | 41 | 42 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | WNW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 939 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 38 | 22 | 64 | 159 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 64 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 85 |
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