Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 890 | 980 | 779 | 498 | 389 | 389 | 469 | 612 | 857 | 887 | 689 | 502 | 343 | 218 | 232 | 197 | 121 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:12AM1.91m | 5:08PM1.97m | 5:39AM1.94m | 6:24PM2.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35PM0.75m | 11:10AM0.74m | 00:05AM0.72m | 12:40PM0.66m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 11 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 179 | 142 | 147 | 215 | 212 | 207 | 137 | 127 | 689 | 502 | 343 | 218 | 232 | 197 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 13 | S 15 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 83 | 51 | 26 | 51 | 4 | — | — | 79 | 77 | 103 | 88 | 37 | 28 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 75 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 890 | 980 | 779 | 498 | 389 | 389 | 469 | 612 | 857 | 887 | — | 22 | 64 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 154 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 |
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