Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 243 | 267 | 318 | 708 | 1410 | 1778 | 1611 | 1097 | 823 | 495 | 335 | 237 | 319 | 200 | 293 | 313 | 453 | 315 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 254 | 257 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.70m | 5:37PM1.80m | 6:06AM1.76m | 6:35PM1.90m | 7:01AM1.87m | 7:21PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.83m | 00:42AM0.80m | 1:04PM0.72m | 1:38AM0.65m | 1:55PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | SSW 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 8 | W 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 |
| kJ | 243 | 206 | 190 | 22 | 124 | 112 | 68 | 38 | 63 | 35 | 33 | 237 | 136 | 200 | 293 | 13 | 41 | 315 | 177 | 181 | 140 | 94 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 140 | 267 | 40 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 34 | 104 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 69 | 68 | 119 | 181 | 254 | 257 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SSW 8 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 195 | 70 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 13 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 318 | 708 | 1410 | 1778 | 1611 | 1097 | 823 | 495 | 335 | 22 | 319 | — | — | 313 | 453 | 39 | 70 | 125 | 55 | 33 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 33 | 153 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 89 | 95 | 184 | 134 | 192 | 192 | 19 | 19 |
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