Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 327 | 388 | 327 | 238 | 163 | 106 | 77 | 72 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 00:33AM2.39m | 12:57PM2.20m | 1:16AM2.24m | 1:41PM2.08m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:02PM0.26m | 7:34AM0.29m | 7:48PM0.39m | 8:17AM0.41m | 8:34PM0.53m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 5 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 152 | 150 | 388 | 327 | 238 | 163 | 106 | 58 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 35 | 34 | 35 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | SSW 4 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 26 | 94 | 91 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 72 | 4 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 4 | W 15 | SSW 5 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 39 | 4 | 8 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | S 5 | ESE 2 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 175 | 327 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 92 | 89 | 64 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 95 | 69 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 69 | 69 | 19 |
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