Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 5PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | W 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 44 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 42 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.96m | 2:50AM1.80m | 3:17PM1.85m | 4:00AM1.73m | 4:30PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.63m | 9:24PM0.76m | 9:40AM0.74m | 10:25PM0.82m | 10:45AM0.81m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 4 | WNW 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 36 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 42 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 25 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 34 | 33 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 3 | — | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 44 | 26 | 12 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 19 | 27 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 192 | 192 | 154 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 69 | 89 | 89 | 85 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 92 | 89 | 92 | 19 |
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