Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 7PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 92 | 85 | 57 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.85m | 4:00AM1.73m | 4:30PM1.79m | 5:09AM1.71m | 5:41PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.74m | 10:25PM0.82m | 10:45AM0.81m | 11:34PM0.82m | 12:00PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 5 | WNW 5 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 17 | 22 | 92 | 85 | 57 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 16 | SSW 13 | W 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 34 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 16 | 13 | 30 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | — | W 15 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | — | 18 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 99 | 89 | 92 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 57 | 111 | 89 | 89 | 77 |
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