Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1072 | 1186 | 1286 | 1157 | 828 | 579 | 475 | 350 | 350 | 352 | 363 | 401 | 345 | 332 | 482 | 1230 | 1855 | 2354 | 2174 | 2058 | 1569 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:27PM2.28m | 00:44AM2.25m | 1:12PM2.17m | 1:34AM2.11m | 2:09PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.39m | 7:47AM0.39m | 8:15PM0.54m | 8:38AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 55 | 57 | 58 | 56 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 18 | WNW 14 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 24 | 18 | — | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 29 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 30 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 1072 | 1186 | 1286 | 1157 | 828 | 579 | 475 | 350 | 350 | 352 | 363 | 401 | 345 | 332 | 482 | 1230 | 1855 | 2354 | 2174 | 2058 | 1569 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 109 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 99 | 172 | 206 | 177 | 286 |
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