Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 42 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 33 | 131 | 113 | 281 | 432 | 432 | 328 | 237 | 136 | 149 | 192 | 267 | 186 | 262 | 336 | 515 | 653 | 1108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:48AM2.18m | 8:13PM2.37m | 8:37AM2.30m | 8:58PM2.47m | 9:21AM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.39m | 2:42PM0.32m | 3:08AM0.23m | 3:28PM0.18m | 3:51AM0.12m | 4:10PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 19 | W 11 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 11 | W 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 |
| kJ | 48 | 42 | 62 | 61 | 39 | 33 | 7 | 37 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 20 | 90 | 51 | 78 | 85 | 100 | 104 | 171 | 515 | 307 | 222 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | S 8 | W 21 | W 10 | NW 8 | S 8 | W 18 | S 8 | — | W 23 | W 17 | W 11 | W 16 | W 16 | W 19 | W 19 | SSW 7 | W 19 | W 18 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 21 | 18 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | 11 | 22 | 9 | 44 | 43 | 192 | 267 | 42 | 262 | 336 | 5 | 4 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | W 21 | S 8 | W 20 | W 20 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | W 20 | W 20 | S 13 | S 14 | W 19 | SW 4 | SSW 7 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 30 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 10 | 36 | 32 | 68 | 4 | 4 | 186 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 131 | 113 | 281 | 432 | 432 | 328 | 237 | 136 | 149 | 99 | 91 | — | — | 2 | 107 | 653 | 1108 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 33 | 87 | 109 | 85 | 77 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 123 | 184 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 70 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 64 |
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