Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 0.2m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 40 | 61 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 37 | 58 | 184 | 217 | 151 | 84 | 41 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:15AM1.75m | 6:41PM1.88m | 7:14AM1.84m | 7:31PM1.99m | 8:05AM1.96m | 8:16PM2.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.75m | 1:09PM0.71m | 1:47AM0.62m | 2:06PM0.58m | 2:36AM0.46m | 2:54PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 61 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 184 | 217 | 151 | 84 | 41 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | S 10 | S 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 42 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | W 17 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | W 16 | W 20 | W 19 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 11 | 37 | 58 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 57 | 89 | 92 | 85 | 57 | 70 | 57 | 19 | 57 | 70 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 85 | 70 |
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