Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 289 | 243 | 267 | 227 | 462 | 1096 | 1739 | 1648 | 1306 | 886 | 498 | 403 | 244 | 278 | 239 | 293 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.70m | 5:37PM1.80m | 6:06AM1.76m | 6:35PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23PM0.89m | 11:54AM0.83m | 00:42AM0.80m | 1:04PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 397 | 289 | 243 | 199 | 190 | 183 | 126 | 10 | 68 | 38 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 244 | 169 | 239 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 80 | 170 | 140 | 267 | 40 | 37 | 21 | — | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 64 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 248 | 195 | 70 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | 227 | 462 | 1096 | 1739 | 1648 | 1306 | 886 | 498 | 403 | 29 | 278 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 153 | 134 | 19 | 19 |
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