Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 8AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 616 | 463 | 476 | 459 | 361 | 313 | 300 | 355 | 412 | 522 | 439 | 349 | 270 | 200 | 165 | 137 | 107 | 78 | 119 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00AM2.42m | 10:17PM2.49m | 10:37AM2.41m | 10:53PM2.42m | 11:12AM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32AM0.06m | 4:49PM0.08m | 5:11AM0.07m | 5:27PM0.13m | 5:48AM0.12m | 6:03PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 616 | 463 | 476 | 459 | 361 | 313 | 300 | 355 | 412 | 522 | 439 | 349 | 270 | 200 | 165 | 137 | 107 | 78 | 57 | 57 | 41 | 39 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 144 | 85 | 85 | 132 | 135 | 186 | 190 | 195 | 200 | 140 | 142 | 146 | 144 | 137 | 127 | 125 | 78 | 77 | 119 | 74 | 70 | 67 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 20 | 39 | 63 | 89 | 93 | 85 | 69 | 41 | 42 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 40 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 65 | 70 | 89 | 92 | 92 | 64 | 64 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 33 | 33 | 70 |
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