Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Waitarere today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Waitarere at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Waitarere. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 16 | WNW 9 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 37 | 58 | 69 | 133 | 447 | 699 | 591 | 423 | 343 | 287 | 280 | 228 | 153 | 193 | 232 | 228 | 245 | 229 | 224 | 302 | 238 | 378 | 516 | 528 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:39PM2.43m | 9:03AM2.35m | 9:29PM2.55m | 9:54AM2.42m | 10:18PM2.60m | 10:42AM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05PM0.29m | 3:34AM0.26m | 3:57PM0.18m | 4:24AM0.17m | 4:45PM0.12m | 5:13AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 12 | — | W 21 | W 20 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 8 | W 11 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 9 | W 15 | W 13 | W 16 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | 9 | 8 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 88 | 86 | 149 | 195 | 245 | 229 | 78 | 302 | 84 | 46 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 10 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 25 | 26 | 62 | 98 | 26 | 18 | 24 | 121 | 224 | 18 | 81 | — | 45 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 8 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 37 | 58 | 69 | 133 | 447 | 699 | 591 | 423 | 343 | 287 | 280 | 228 | 153 | 193 | 232 | 228 | 209 | 227 | 69 | 123 | 238 | 378 | 516 | 528 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 94 | 93 | 19 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 70 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 77 | 77 | 68 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 127 | 93 |
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