Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 220 | 238 | 262 | 227 | 302 | 148 | 204 | 408 | 499 | 407 | 326 | 269 | 210 | 178 | 154 | 136 | 120 | 109 | 109 | 110 | 107 | 109 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54AM2.42m | 10:18PM2.60m | 10:42AM2.44m | 11:05PM2.59m | 11:28AM2.40m | 11:50PM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.12m | 5:13AM0.13m | 5:32PM0.11m | 6:01AM0.15m | 6:18PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 7 | W 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 |
| kJ | 125 | 195 | 183 | 233 | 78 | 302 | 123 | 83 | 45 | 112 | 290 | 40 | 269 | 210 | 178 | 154 | 136 | 120 | 94 | 99 | 110 | 107 | 107 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 15 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 151 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 227 | 17 | 80 | 80 | — | — | 44 | 42 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 109 | 109 | 70 | 70 | 109 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 7 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 167 | 220 | 238 | 262 | 75 | 105 | 148 | 204 | 408 | 499 | 407 | 326 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 77 | 93 | 70 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 92 | 64 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 89 | 97 |
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