Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (14 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 62 | 58 | 113 | 102 | 98 | 154 | 202 | 190 | 183 | 181 | 205 | 383 | 639 | 666 | 722 | 520 | 326 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:43PM2.57m | 11:04AM2.42m | 11:23PM2.50m | 11:43AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.07m | 5:38AM0.09m | 5:53PM0.12m | 6:20AM0.14m | 6:33PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 84 | 62 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 98 | 154 | 202 | 190 | 183 | 181 | 190 | 134 | 132 | 183 | 78 | 167 | 155 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | — |
| kJ | 16 | 3 | 5 | 113 | 102 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 14 | — | 42 | 8 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 14 | W 15 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 2 | S 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 80 | 205 | 383 | 639 | 666 | 722 | 520 | 326 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 33 | 95 | 95 | 187 | 187 | 253 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 222 |
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