Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 12PM is: 1.7m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 17 | W 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 109 | 131 | 161 | 1293 | 1493 | 1658 | 1608 | 1773 | 2194 | 1219 | 847 | 771 | 660 | 505 | 333 | 276 | 270 | 257 | 283 | 927 | 1384 | 1423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:20AM1.78m | 2:53PM1.79m | 3:38AM1.70m | 4:19PM1.75m | 4:57AM1.70m | 5:37PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.77m | 10:01PM0.88m | 10:26AM0.86m | 11:23PM0.89m | 11:54AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 122 | 88 | 107 | 109 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 1219 | 847 | 771 | 660 | 505 | 333 | 276 | 194 | 213 | 183 | 126 | 73 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 72 | 109 | 21 | 20 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 167 | 189 | 145 | 270 | 257 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | W 16 | W 17 | SSW 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 257 | 200 | 100 | 64 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 131 | 161 | 1293 | 1493 | 1658 | 1608 | 1773 | 2194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 283 | 927 | 1384 | 1423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 162 | 134 | 134 | 177 | 206 | 33 | 69 | 329 | 168 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 93 | 95 | 93 | 93 | 93 |
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