Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 96 | 41 | 28 | 48 | 28 | 32 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 54 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:06PM2.06m | 3:47AM1.94m | 4:31PM1.98m | 5:11AM1.90m | 5:56PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28AM0.56m | 10:14PM0.65m | 10:39AM0.68m | 11:33PM0.70m | 12:04PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 154 | 96 | 41 | 28 | 21 | 28 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 12 | SSW 5 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 11 | 33 | 22 | 48 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 11 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSW 5 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 3 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | S 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | S 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | SSW 12 | SW 3 | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 54 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 192 | 19 | 206 | 19 | 19 | 111 | 111 | 110 | 100 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 77 |
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