Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 456 | 394 | 359 | 400 | 353 | 314 | 344 | 684 | 1072 | 1319 | 1202 | 1156 | 1364 | 1650 | 1667 | 2006 | 2462 | 2252 | 1788 |
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 | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:18PM2.46m | 10:39AM2.37m | 10:51PM2.47m | 11:13AM2.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.16m | 5:12AM0.14m | 5:26PM0.14m | 5:48AM0.14m | 6:03PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 21 | W 20 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 17 | — | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 54 | 29 | — | 25 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 43 | 39 | 43 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 456 | 394 | 359 | 400 | 353 | 314 | 344 | 684 | 1072 | 1319 | 1202 | 1156 | 1364 | 1650 | 1667 | 2006 | 2462 | 2252 | 1788 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 172 | 166 | 89 | 93 | 89 | 109 | 166 | 202 | 92 | 134 |
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