
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (22 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
574 | 391 | 334 | 259 | 181 | 146 | 138 | 108 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:48AM2.08m | 3:18PM1.93m | 3:45AM1.97m | 4:17PM1.87m | 4:46AM1.90m | 5:27PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13PM0.56m | 9:47AM0.55m | 10:10PM0.66m | 10:43AM0.62m | 11:12PM0.72m | 11:46AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 13 |
574 | 391 | 334 | 259 | 181 | 146 | 138 | 108 | 82 | 80 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | S 11 |
5 | 5 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 31 | 73 | 72 | 40 | 38 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | W 16 | W 15 | S 9 | S 12 | W 14 | W 15 | SSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 11 | NW 10 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NE 2 | ENE 2 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 |
7 | 28 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 89 | 87 | 89 | 87 |
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