Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 344 | 364 | 267 | 102 | 124 | 90 | 137 | 134 | 83 | 113 | 119 | 109 | 107 | 157 | 527 | 1180 | 1299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.91m | 1:48PM1.90m | 2:20AM1.78m | 2:53PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03PM0.66m | 8:20AM0.64m | 8:55PM0.79m | 9:13AM0.77m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 344 | 364 | 267 | 102 | 92 | 90 | 137 | 134 | 83 | 106 | 119 | 88 | 69 | 109 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 6 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 55 | 13 | 94 | 43 | 33 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 113 | 72 | 109 | 107 | 21 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 91 | 49 | 124 | 77 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 157 | 527 | 1180 | 1299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 85 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 70 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 177 | 134 |
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