Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 118 | 354 | 531 | 906 | 1275 | 1306 | 1854 | 1546 | 941 | 616 | 579 | 554 | 306 | 256 | 242 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:11PM2.31m | 9:32AM2.26m | 9:44PM2.40m | 10:06AM2.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.31m | 4:04AM0.29m | 4:19PM0.22m | 4:38AM0.20m | 4:52PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 67 | 57 | 64 | 68 | 118 | 16 | 531 | 906 | 1275 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | W 22 | S 11 | W 21 | W 21 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | N 3 | WNW 9 | NE 3 | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 354 | 2 | — | — | 1306 | 1854 | 1546 | 941 | 616 | 579 | 554 | 306 | 256 | 242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 104 | 85 | 93 | 94 | 97 | 97 | 93 | 92 | 89 |
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