Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5AM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 231 | 420 | 741 | 867 | 1080 | 1433 | 2120 | 2574 | 2762 | 1935 | 899 | 528 | 589 | 425 | 289 | 164 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM2.38m | 10:31AM2.28m | 10:45PM2.41m | 11:05AM2.29m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.34m | 5:18PM0.28m | 5:39AM0.31m | 5:53PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | |  |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 4 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 7 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 899 | 528 | 589 | 425 | 289 | 120 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 309 | 135 | 87 | 158 | 170 | 164 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 28 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 231 | 420 | 741 | 867 | 1080 | 1433 | 2120 | 2574 | 2762 | 1935 | 8 | 156 | 469 | 233 | 121 | 72 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 127 | 177 | 177 | 184 | 134 | 134 | 153 | 153 | 57 | 153 | 192 | 19 | 19 |
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