Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 44 | 134 | 263 | 419 | 431 | 407 | 445 | 326 | 227 | 266 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | off | off | cross-off | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 2:30PM1.87m | 3:00AM1.79m | 3:39PM1.78m | 4:19AM1.72m | 5:10PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:34PM0.80m | 9:55AM0.77m | 10:43PM0.89m | 11:13AM0.84m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 13 | WNW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 31 | 31 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 25 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 5 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 21 | 44 | 134 | 263 | 419 | 431 | 407 | 445 | 326 | 227 | 266 | 431 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 70 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 95 | 94 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 134 | 172 | 172 | 85 |
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