Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 252 | 165 | 194 | 372 | 304 | 202 | 165 | 125 | 67 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 56 | 80 | 157 | 222 | 207 | 202 |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:51PM2.36m | 11:10AM2.37m | 11:25PM2.31m | 11:43AM2.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.17m | 5:43AM0.12m | 6:01PM0.21m | 6:18AM0.17m | 6:36PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 16 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 165 | 194 | 372 | 304 | 202 | 165 | 125 | 67 | 62 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 56 | 59 | 78 | 64 | 142 | 143 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 17 | NW 4 | W 16 | W 20 | W 18 | WNW 14 | WNW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 80 | 30 | 56 | 41 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 16 | WNW 10 | WNW 19 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 20 | 37 | 33 | 31 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 252 | 62 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 157 | 222 | 207 | 202 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 93 | 77 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 77 | 206 | 193 | 33 | 77 | 77 | 57 | 19 | 70 | 70 | 85 | 77 | 85 |
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