Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- 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 9AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| 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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 247 | 152 | 90 | 82 | 67 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 118 | 254 | 522 | 832 | 1231 | 1508 | 1833 | 1230 | 766 | 469 | 426 | 454 | 313 | 186 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:57AM2.16m | 9:11PM2.31m | 9:32AM2.26m | 9:44PM2.40m | 10:06AM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.40m | 3:45PM0.31m | 4:04AM0.29m | 4:19PM0.22m | 4:38AM0.20m | 4:52PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 21 | W 21 | NW 8 | W 20 |
| kJ | 247 | 152 | 90 | 82 | 67 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 118 | 254 | 522 | 832 | 1231 | 1508 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | W 22 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 20 | S 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 6 | 9 | 20 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 7 | W 12 | W 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 21 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 25 | 13 | 28 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 9 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 447 | — | — | — | 1833 | 1230 | 766 | 469 | 426 | 454 | 313 | 186 | 257 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 94 | 94 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 71 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 93 | 92 | 89 |
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