Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the E by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | SSW 10 | W 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 89 | 175 | 182 | 191 | 325 | 798 | 1032 | 1268 | 1724 | 2282 | 2924 | 2688 | 1935 | 645 | 564 | 598 | 461 | 165 | 317 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:57AM2.23m | 10:11PM2.38m | 10:31AM2.28m | 10:45PM2.41m | 11:05AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.32m | 5:04AM0.34m | 5:18PM0.28m | 5:39AM0.31m | 5:53PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 9 | SSW 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | 1230 | 645 | 564 | 598 | 439 | 165 | 317 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 13 | W 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 433 | 131 | 90 | 55 | 140 | 123 | 164 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | 60 | 36 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | S 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 95 | 89 | 175 | 182 | 191 | 325 | 798 | 1032 | 1268 | 1724 | 2282 | 2924 | 2688 | 1935 | 39 | 309 | 330 | 461 | 77 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 57 | 19 | 85 | 85 | 99 | 99 | 109 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 177 | 177 | 166 | 134 | 134 | 153 | 19 | 19 | 153 | 184 |
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