Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 171 | 181 | 298 | 284 | 221 | 140 | 152 | 264 | 306 | 253 | 202 | 149 | 112 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 63 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 12:13PM2.32m | 00:33AM2.39m | 12:57PM2.20m | 1:16AM2.24m | 1:41PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.20m | 7:02PM0.26m | 7:34AM0.29m | 7:48PM0.39m | 8:17AM0.41m | 8:34PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 70 | 69 | 298 | 284 | 221 | 140 | 120 | 150 | 306 | 253 | 202 | 149 | 112 | 61 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 28 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 63 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 15 | W 18 | SSW 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 69 | 69 | 37 | 72 | 152 | 26 | 94 | 91 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 18 | W 18 | SSW 19 | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 58 | 59 | 35 | 9 | 50 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 3 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | E 3 | — | — | — | — | E 2 |
| kJ | 171 | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 95 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 19 |
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