Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 2PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 112 | 141 | 177 | 277 | 416 | 364 | 311 | 122 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 113 | 99 | 73 | 107 | 109 | 173 | 875 | 1365 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 1:00PM2.04m | 1:21AM1.91m | 1:48PM1.90m | 2:20AM1.78m | 2:53PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.49m | 8:03PM0.66m | 8:20AM0.64m | 8:55PM0.79m | 9:13AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 35 | 177 | 277 | 416 | 364 | 311 | 86 | 92 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 106 | 99 | 73 | 71 | 74 | 19 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | S 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | W 10 | NW 8 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | 34 | 33 | 58 | 25 | 38 | 122 | 43 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 13 | 10 | 69 | 107 | 109 | 4 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | W 14 | W 17 | SSW 6 | W 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 15 | W 15 | W 15 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 57 | 51 | 15 | 84 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 72 | 4 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 112 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 173 | 875 | 1365 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 64 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 85 | 69 | 68 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 93 | 93 | 134 | 134 |
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