Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
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 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 380 | 586 | 998 | 1412 | 1479 | 1762 | 1374 | 799 | 702 | 645 | 373 | 344 | 353 | 288 | 368 | 346 | 318 | 341 | 448 | 1314 | 1794 | 2316 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:32AM2.26m | 9:44PM2.40m | 10:06AM2.33m | 10:18PM2.46m | 10:39AM2.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.29m | 4:19PM0.22m | 4:38AM0.20m | 4:52PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.14m | 5:26PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SSW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 118 | 16 | 586 | 998 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 318 | 341 | 54 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 21 | W 21 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 3 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 25 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | S 10 | W 13 | S 9 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NW 9 | N 5 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 380 | 36 | 836 | 1412 | 1479 | 1762 | 1374 | 799 | 702 | 645 | 373 | 344 | 353 | 288 | 368 | 346 | — | — | 448 | 1314 | 1794 | 2316 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 19 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 104 | 85 | 104 | 93 | 93 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 93 | 93 | 166 | 177 |
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