Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 560 | 480 | 392 | 298 | 333 | 153 | 651 | 1048 | 856 | 554 | 542 | 372 | 307 | 233 | 188 | 167 | 100 | 62 | 49 | 18 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:52PM2.19m | 1:10AM2.04m | 1:30PM2.08m | 1:53AM1.92m | 2:17PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29AM0.38m | 7:50PM0.53m | 8:06AM0.51m | 8:33PM0.65m | 8:48AM0.63m | 9:24PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 30 | 122 | 53 | 153 | 59 | 198 | 304 | 308 | 295 | 209 | 141 | 57 | 49 | 43 | 41 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 13 | W 16 | S 9 | W 16 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 8 | W 12 | SSW 10 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 46 | 100 | 155 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 46 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 14 | W 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 560 | 480 | 392 | 298 | 333 | 129 | 651 | 1048 | 856 | 554 | 542 | 372 | 307 | 233 | 188 | 167 | 100 | 62 | 49 | 18 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 94 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 128 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 153 | 330 | 222 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 193 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 95 |
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