Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 27 | 50 | 51 | 31 | 27 | 60 | 81 | 74 | 104 | 107 | 127 | 236 | 161 | 216 | 466 | 1031 | 1409 | 1910 | 2457 | 3256 | 3634 | 3439 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:22AM2.16m | 9:36PM2.31m | 9:57AM2.23m | 10:11PM2.38m | 10:31AM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.48m | 4:10PM0.38m | 4:29AM0.40m | 4:44PM0.32m | 5:04AM0.34m | 5:18PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 50 | 51 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | S 8 | S 10 | W 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 60 | 81 | 74 | 104 | 107 | 127 | 236 | 161 | 216 | 466 | 1031 | 1409 | 1910 | 2457 | 3256 | 3634 | 3439 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 77 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 99 | 85 | 99 | 104 | 104 | 118 | 97 | 127 | 199 | 184 | 166 | 134 |
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