Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 44 | 73 | 133 | 164 | 324 | 637 | 553 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:43PM2.12m | 7:03AM2.13m | 7:46PM2.28m | 8:08AM2.24m | 8:39PM2.43m | 9:03AM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:56PM0.52m | 1:38AM0.53m | 2:07PM0.42m | 2:40AM0.39m | 3:05PM0.29m | 3:34AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 12 | — | W 21 | W 20 |
| kJ | 95 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 73 | 133 | 164 | 324 | 637 | 553 | 411 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 77 | 87 | 99 | 94 | 99 | 93 | 94 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 85 |
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