Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 313 | 240 | 190 | 126 | 118 | 90 | 64 | 65 | 40 | 110 | 329 | 360 | 261 | 150 | 108 | 118 | 96 | 136 | 171 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:57PM2.25m | 2:32AM2.08m | 3:05PM2.13m | 3:45AM1.98m | 4:19PM2.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.38m | 9:03PM0.48m | 9:23AM0.52m | 10:09PM0.57m | 10:32AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 377 | 313 | 240 | 190 | 126 | 118 | 90 | 64 | 65 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 60 | 128 | 98 | 73 | 64 | 43 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 44 | 32 | 58 | 56 | 33 | 55 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 40 | 110 | 329 | 360 | 261 | 150 | 108 | 118 | 96 | 136 | 171 | 197 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 106 | 386 | 425 | 69 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 70 | 97 | 95 | 97 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 94 | 85 | 85 | 77 |
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