Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1320 | 1450 | 1893 | 1288 | 992 | 840 | 472 | 408 | 405 | 389 | 336 | 452 | 397 | 429 | 392 | 592 | 1398 | 1537 | 1314 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:44PM2.40m | 10:06AM2.33m | 10:18PM2.46m | 10:39AM2.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.22m | 4:38AM0.20m | 4:52PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.14m | 5:26PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 8 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1320 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 429 | 25 | 54 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 18 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | W 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 1450 | 1893 | 1288 | 992 | 840 | 472 | 408 | 405 | 389 | 336 | 452 | 397 | — | 392 | 592 | 1398 | 1537 | 1314 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 97 | 118 | 99 | 85 | 104 | 95 | 97 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 166 | 134 |
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