Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10AM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 265 | 262 | 248 | 232 | 498 | 915 | 809 | 529 | 404 | 459 | 388 | 347 | 300 | 251 | 243 | 385 | 576 | 509 | 403 | 270 | 223 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:21AM2.38m | 9:39PM2.50m | 10:00AM2.42m | 10:17PM2.49m | 10:37AM2.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM0.12m | 4:10PM0.09m | 4:32AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.08m | 5:11AM0.07m | 5:27PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 17 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 96 | 108 | 144 | 232 | 307 | 222 | 809 | 529 | 404 | 459 | 388 | 347 | 300 | 251 | 243 | 200 | 576 | 509 | 403 | 270 | 223 | 165 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | S 12 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 81 | 265 | 262 | 248 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 153 | 144 | 134 | 85 | 85 | 135 | 188 | 190 | 195 | 75 | 200 | 144 | 146 | 146 | 137 | 132 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 188 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 40 | 35 | 87 | 96 | 90 | 28 | 44 | 43 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 148 | 498 | 915 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 385 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 57 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 64 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 64 | 33 | 85 | 70 | 100 | 89 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 |
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