Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 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 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 59 | 372 | 705 | 758 | 1094 | 1113 | 1310 | 2459 | 3854 | 1839 | 1267 | 1043 | 799 | 603 | 844 | 939 | 1351 | 1282 | 1018 |
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 | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:12PM2.39m | 9:36AM2.36m | 9:48PM2.45m | 10:11AM2.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.16m | 4:07AM0.09m | 4:24PM0.09m | 4:43AM0.04m | 5:00PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2342 | 1839 | 1267 | 1043 | 799 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 19 | 36 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 59 | 372 | 705 | 758 | 1094 | 1113 | 1310 | 2459 | 3854 | — | — | — | — | 603 | 844 | 939 | 1351 | 1282 | 1018 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 134 | 134 | 172 | 306 | 184 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 93 |
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