Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 557 | 259 | 177 | 133 | 186 | 254 | 257 | 254 | 188 | 186 | 127 | 177 | 119 | 113 | 69 | 104 | 114 | 79 | 63 | 47 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.87m | 7:21PM2.03m | 7:47AM2.00m | 8:00PM2.16m | 8:26AM2.14m | 8:37PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.65m | 1:55PM0.57m | 2:20AM0.48m | 2:36PM0.41m | 2:57AM0.32m | 3:13PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 72 | 259 | 177 | 133 | 94 | 79 | 83 | 254 | 64 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 116 | 113 | 69 | 104 | 114 | 79 | 63 | 47 | 33 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 71 | 69 | 126 | 186 | 254 | 257 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 127 | 177 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 67 | 65 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 4 | SW 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 56 | 188 | 186 | 4 | 23 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 557 | 66 | 99 | 42 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 15 | — | — | — | 119 | 53 | 65 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 184 | 19 | 193 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 85 | 89 | 85 | 70 |
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