Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5PM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:31PM1.98m | 5:11AM1.90m | 5:56PM2.00m | 6:27AM1.94m | 7:06PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39AM0.68m | 11:33PM0.70m | 12:04PM0.71m | 00:54AM0.65m | 1:25PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 26 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 30 | 34 | 49 | 52 | 51 | 47 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | S 8 | W 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 12 | W 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | — | W 19 | W 7 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 42 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 111 | 100 | 19 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 85 | 104 | 85 | 19 |
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