Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 160 | 190 | 227 | 279 | 313 | 308 | 240 | 173 | 169 | 120 | 84 | 82 | 58 | 113 | 102 | 98 | 154 | 202 | 190 | 183 | 181 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:40AM2.42m | 10:01PM2.59m | 10:23AM2.45m | 10:43PM2.57m | 11:04AM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30PM0.09m | 4:55AM0.08m | 5:13PM0.07m | 5:38AM0.09m | 5:53PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 160 | 190 | 227 | 279 | 313 | 308 | 240 | 173 | 169 | 120 | 84 | 82 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 98 | 154 | 202 | 190 | 183 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 4 | — | 7 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 102 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 29 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 20 | — | W 18 | W 14 | W 15 | W 19 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 25 | 16 | 40 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 8 | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 95 |
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