Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (14 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 733 | 591 | 423 | 315 | 287 | 280 | 170 | 243 | 195 | 286 | 238 | 215 | 233 | 227 | 174 | 127 | 225 | 449 | 456 | 529 | 764 | 877 | 576 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:03AM2.35m | 9:29PM2.55m | 9:54AM2.42m | 10:18PM2.60m | 10:42AM2.44m | 11:05PM2.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.26m | 3:57PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.17m | 4:45PM0.12m | 5:13AM0.13m | 5:32PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 9 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | — | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 9 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 51 | 30 | 88 | 85 | 151 | 195 | 183 | 233 | 168 | 174 | 28 | 83 | 75 | 112 | 44 | — | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 9 | — | W 16 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 17 | — | 122 | 25 | 44 | 80 | 80 | 29 | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 18 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 98 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 569 | 733 | 591 | 423 | 315 | 287 | 280 | 170 | 243 | 195 | 286 | 238 | 215 | 227 | 227 | 105 | 127 | 225 | 449 | 456 | 529 | 764 | 877 | 576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 97 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 70 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 93 | 92 | 89 | 33 |
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