Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 3AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 282 | 254 | 389 | 522 | 627 | 712 | 620 | 481 | 330 | 227 | 173 | 118 | 59 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 48 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 1:30AM2.22m | 2:00PM2.19m | 2:29AM2.06m | 3:06PM2.06m | 3:47AM1.94m | 4:31PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:31AM0.40m | 9:06PM0.52m | 9:28AM0.56m | 10:14PM0.65m | 10:39AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 173 | 118 | 47 | 34 | 24 | 39 | 48 | 41 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 | W 7 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 11 | 22 | 23 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 10 | W 14 | SSW 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 25 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | 344 | 282 | 254 | 389 | 522 | 627 | 712 | 620 | 481 | 330 | 227 | — | 3 | 59 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 85 | 97 | 109 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 192 | 216 | 184 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 100 | 192 | 111 | 100 | 89 |
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