Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (04 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 4 | Thursday 5 | Friday 6 | Sat 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 53 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 66 | 80 | 52 | 119 | 111 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:39PM2.06m | 7:10AM1.99m | 7:36PM2.10m | 8:07AM2.07m | 8:26PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.52m | 2:04PM0.53m | 2:34AM0.42m | 2:58PM0.43m | 3:21AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | |  | | | | |  | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 53 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 25 | 66 | 80 | 52 | 119 | 111 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | W 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 87 | 77 | 92 | 92 | 87 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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