Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 210 | 102 | 77 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 91 | 61 | 133 | 704 | 889 | 675 | 320 | 161 | 94 | 91 | 83 | 60 | 70 | 153 | 108 | 129 | 111 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 10:03AM2.42m | 10:29PM2.57m | 10:54AM2.40m | 11:19PM2.54m | 11:46AM2.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM0.15m | 4:57PM0.12m | 5:26AM0.16m | 5:46PM0.15m | 6:18AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 |
mm | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 10 | W 13 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 210 | 102 | 77 | 62 | 43 | 43 | 30 | 55 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 675 | 320 | 161 | 94 | 91 | 83 | 60 | 70 | 21 | 29 | 129 | 111 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 14 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | W 18 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 47 | 40 | 33 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 91 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | S 11 | W 12 | W 12 | S 11 | SSW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 80 | 76 | 67 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 2 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | — | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 15 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 61 | 133 | 704 | 889 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 153 | 108 | — | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 70 | 93 | 93 | 89 | 64 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 85 | 94 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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