
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
121 | 97 | 86 | 69 | 69 | 102 | 277 | 212 | 144 | 101 | 68 | 61 | 78 | 557 | 821 | 679 | 1028 | 1128 | 1647 | 3014 | 1997 | 1310 | 736 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:26AM2.14m | 8:37PM2.29m | 9:02AM2.26m | 9:12PM2.39m | 9:36AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57AM0.32m | 3:13PM0.27m | 3:32AM0.19m | 3:48PM0.16m | 4:07AM0.09m | 4:24PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
121 | 97 | 86 | 69 | 69 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 101 | 68 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1997 | 1310 | 736 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 9 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 |
65 | 64 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | — | SSW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 102 | 277 | 212 | 144 | — | — | 61 | 78 | 557 | 821 | 679 | 1028 | 1128 | 1647 | 3014 | — | 37 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 92 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 70 | 33 | 77 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 127 | 177 | 134 | 33 |
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