Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (06 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Nov) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (06 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (06 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 6 | Saturday 7 | Sunday 8 | Mon 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 42 | 66 | 62 | 42 | 121 | 119 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 62 | 51 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 39 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 68 | 60 | 57 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:07AM2.07m | 8:26PM2.15m | 8:54AM2.16m | 9:10PM2.19m | 9:35AM2.23m | 9:50PM2.22m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.42m | 2:58PM0.43m | 3:21AM0.33m | 3:44PM0.36m | 4:03AM0.26m | 4:25PM0.31m | 4:41AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | 8:07 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 12 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 14 | 3 | 42 | 66 | 62 | 42 | 121 | 119 | 108 | 84 | 82 | 62 | 51 | 59 | 60 | 69 | 39 | 18 | 55 | 90 | 68 | 36 | 18 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | — | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 41 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 19 | — | 38 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 36 | 36 | 60 | 57 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 15 | 90 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 87 | 87 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 93 | 87 | 93 | 87 | 89 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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