Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 42 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 95 | 186 | 384 | 395 | 328 | 197 | 188 | 160 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50AM2.05m | 7:23PM2.24m | 7:48AM2.18m | 8:13PM2.37m | 8:37AM2.30m | 8:58PM2.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:48PM0.49m | 2:19AM0.39m | 2:42PM0.32m | 3:08AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 47 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 48 | 42 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 35 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 8 | 188 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | S 8 | W 21 | W 11 | NW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | W 23 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 28 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 25 | — | 11 | 22 | 21 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 21 | S 8 | W 20 | W 20 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 36 | 32 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 95 | 186 | 384 | 395 | 328 | 197 | 16 | 160 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 89 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 93 | 123 | 19 |
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