Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 82 | 44 | 73 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 65 | 80 | 86 | 115 | 119 | 175 | 236 | 141 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:44AM2.08m | 9:01PM2.23m | 9:22AM2.16m | 9:36PM2.31m | 9:57AM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.47m | 3:53AM0.48m | 4:10PM0.38m | 4:29AM0.40m | 4:44PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 85 | 82 | 44 | 73 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 17 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | S 14 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | W 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 65 | 80 | 86 | 115 | 119 | 175 | 236 | 141 | 263 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 89 | 89 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 87 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 85 | 19 | 85 | 85 | 99 | 118 |
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