Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 4PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 70 | 108 | 140 | 551 | 474 | 407 | 329 | 243 | 188 | 183 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30PM2.03m | 2:55AM2.03m | 3:38PM1.96m | 4:11AM1.96m | 5:11PM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.52m | 9:32PM0.65m | 9:58AM0.62m | 10:41PM0.73m | 11:15AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 4 | S 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 35 | 49 | 77 | 140 | 13 | 474 | 407 | 329 | 243 | 188 | 183 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | N 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 15 | 40 | 70 | 108 | 136 | 551 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 77 | 77 | 77 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 77 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 70 | 70 | 19 | 19 |
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